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Hormone Replacement Therapy: Type and Time Used Linked to Increase in Risk
New research confirms that hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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FDA Issues Warning on Evamist Spray
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning women who use Evamist that children and pets shouldn't touch the skin where the HRT is sprayed.
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Doctors Favor Gradually Stopping Hormone Replacement Therapy
Most family medicine, internal medicine, and obstetrician-gynecologist (ob/gyn) doctors recommend gradually stopping HRT over time instead of suddenly stopping it.
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors Seemingly Less Influential in Hispanic Women
A new study suggests that links between known breast cancer risk factors and breast cancer diagnosis isn't as strong in Hispanic women compared to non-Hispanic white women.
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Society Releases New Guidelines on Hormone Replacement Therapy
The North American Menopause Society has developed new guidelines for using hormone replacement therapy that recommend a bone mineral density test after stopping long-term HRT.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy May Up Risk of Lung Cancer
A large study suggests that women who use combination HRT are much more likely to develop lung cancer than women who never used HRT or used estrogen-only HRT.
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Should Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Avoid Vaginal Rings, Tablets with Estradiol? Risks Not Clear
A very small study found that vaginal rings or tablets that contain estradiol (a hormone related to estrogen) can increase blood levels of estradiol in post-menopausal women being treated for early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Urban Women with Higher Incomes Have Larger Drops in Breast Cancer Rates
Women with higher incomes and women who live in urban areas have had larger drops in breast cancer rates since 2002 compared to women with lower incomes who live in suburban or rural areas.
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Stopping Hormone Replacement Therapy Before Mammogram Doesn’t Improve Accuracy
Research has found that stopping hormone replacement therapy before a mammogram doesn't improve the accuracy of the mammogram reading.
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Certain Risk Factors Affect Different Types of Breast Cancer in Different Ways
A new study found that certain risk factors for breast cancer affect the risk of specific types of breast cancer in different ways.
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