Research News on Menopause
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Results Saying Hormone Replacement Therapy OK to Use Don’t Agree with Results from Women’s Health Initiative
A new analysis disagrees with earlier conclusions about HRT and increased breast cancer risk; Breastcancer.org supports the earlier conclusions that point to an association between HRT and increased risk and urges women to approach HRT use with caution and thoroughly discuss the pros and cons with their doctors before making a decision.
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Experimental Nerve Block Injections Ease Hot Flashes
A very small study shows that an experimental nerve blocking therapy can relieve hot flashes and sleep problems in women having these side effects because of breast cancer treatment.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Ups Risk of Benign Breast Disease
Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) seems to increase the risk of benign (not cancerous) breast disease.
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Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Recurrence Risk in Survivors
Hormone replacement therapy seems to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer coming back.
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Drinking Alcohol While Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Risk
Drinking alcohol while taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) dramatically increases breast risk, according to a Danish study.
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Women’s Health Initiative Study Suggests Women Who Took Combination Hormone Replacement Therapy Have Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
Results from the Women's Health Initiative show that women who took combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were more likely to be diagnosed with breast and lung cancer after they quit taking the HRT than women who got a placebo.
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Detecting Breast Cancer More Difficult in Women Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy
Taking combination HRT (hormone replacement therapy) makes it more likely that a woman will have an abnormal mammogram and can make routine screening mammograms harder to read.
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Using Hormone Replacement Therapy for as Few as 3 Years Increases Risk
Using combination hormone replacement therapy for 3 years or more can increase the risk of lobular breast cancer.
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Drop in Breast Cancer Diagnoses Comes with Drop in Hormone Replacement Therapy Use
Another study links hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and increased breast cancer risk.
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Breast Cancer After Combination Hormone Replacement Therapy Use Less Aggressive
Breast cancer diagnosed after combination HRT tends to have a better prognosis than cancer diagnosed after estrogen-only HRT.
