From PRWeb - Cancer - June 13, 2007 03:18
A new feature on MayoClinic.com provides context and answers questions about the connection between HRT and breast cancer rates raised by a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, which reported a 9 percent drop in breast cancer rates from 2001 to 2004 among women age 50 and older. (PRWeb Jun 13, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TG92ZS1TcXVhLVNpbmctQ291cC1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Rochester, MN (PRWEB) June 13, 2007 -- A new feature on MayoClinic.com provides context and answers questions about the connection between HRT and breast cancer rates raised by a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine, which reported a 9 percent drop in breast cancer rates from 2001 to 2004 among women age 50 and older.
Researchers point to a major drop in women's use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as the likely reason for the decline in breast cancer rates. The sharpest decline -- 7 percent -- came in 2003. That's the year after a major national study of a combination hormone replacement therapy found the treatment increased the risk of breast cancer and heart disease. Many women were advised to stop taking HRT.