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Breast Cancer
Studies from L. Holmberg and colleagues reveal new findings on breast cancer
May 29th, 2008
According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, " Hormone replacement therapy (HT) is known to increase the risk of breast cancer in healthy women, but its effect on breast cancer risk in breast cancer survivors is less clear. The randomized HABITS study, which compared HT for menopausal symptoms with best management without hormones among women with previously treated breast cancer, was stopped early due to suspicions of an increased risk of new breast cancer events following HT." "We present results after extended follow-up. HABITS was a randomized, non-placebo-controlled noninferiority trial that aimed to be at a power of 80% to detect a 36% increase in the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-29)
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