April 01, 2012
Long-Term Estrogen Therapy Does Up Breast Cancer Risk:
StudySeveral weeks after a study
suggested that women who take estrogen-only hormone replacement to
treat menopause symptoms may be at lower risk for developing breast
cancer, another, much-larger study finds that when used for longer
than 10 years, estrogen-only regimens actually raise a woman's
long-term risk for breast cancer.