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HRT Can Lead to Abnormal Mammograms, Biopsies…

March 8, 2008 – 9:35 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

…and may limit effectiveness of these breast cancer detection methods
Women who take combined hormone therapy for about five years have a higher risk of abnormal mammograms and breast biopsies.
This, in turn, may decrease the effectiveness of these methods of detecting breast cancer, according to a new study published in the Feb. 25 issue of […]

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WHI Estrogen-Plus-Progestin Trial…

March 5, 2008 – 10:25 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

…3 Years Later
Increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes and invasive breast cancer — and reduced risk for fractures and colorectal cancer — did not persist after women discontinued HT.
In the summer of 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) randomized trial of estrogen plus progestin was stopped after the WHI writing group concluded that […]

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Health Risks and Benefits 3 Years After Stopping Randomized Treatment With Estrogen and Progestin

March 4, 2008 – 9:20 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Trial Team
Gerardo Heiss, MD; Robert Wallace, MD; Garnet L. Anderson, PhD; Aaron Aragaki, MS; Shirley A. A. Beresford, PhD; Robert Brzyski, MD; Rowan T. Chlebowski, MD; Margery Gass, MD; Andrea LaCroix, PhD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD; Ross L. Prentice, PhD; Jacques Rossouw, MD; Marcia L. Stefanick, PhD; for the […]

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Endocrinologist Association Encourages HRT in Younger Women

January 9, 2008 – 12:16 pm
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

When I first read this report, I was reminded of that classic 50’s cigarette commercial that featured a lab-cloaked “DOCTOR” (Queue Heavenly Chorus) and asked,
”What cigarette do you smoke, Doctor?”
Hey if a Camel® is good enough Doctors, surely cigarette smoke is safe?
Right! Who would question a doctor back in the golden days of black […]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Big Pharma Watch, Follow The Money, HRT, Menopause | Comments (0)

HRT Linked With Ovarian Cancer

April 17, 2007 – 1:28 pm
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

The latest in a series of health scares associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy
Women on hormone replacement therapy have a 20 per cent higher risk of dying from ovarian cancer, says a new report.
The research, from the authoritative Million Women study, suggests that as many as 1,000 women may have died from ovarian cancer between 1991 […]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Breast Cancer, Endometrial Cancers., HRT, Menopause, Ovarian Cancer | Comments (0)

Progestin Linked to Hearing Loss

September 6, 2006 – 10:36 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

In late 2004, Dr. Robert Frisina 1, associate chair, otolaryngology at the University of Rochester Medical School, reported his first findings on the link between Progestin and hearing loss in women who used HRT over a period of time.
His study consisted of 64 postmenopausal women ages 60 to 86 taking estrogen, and estrogen plus progesterone […]

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Substantial Increase in Breast Cancer Risk From Combination Hormone

May 2, 2005 – 11:46 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Nothing Changes, Unless SOMETHING Changes
I first read this report in late 2003. I feel the information is still relevant, particularly with the media-marketing buzz around the ‘convenience of menstrual suppression’ becoming more pervasive.
In one of her more cynical moments, my writing partner, Leslie Botha , stated, well since the Post-menopausal ’Wise Women’ have finally figured […]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Breast Cancer, HRT | Comments (0)