JAMA Publishes HRT Study JAMA. 2008;299(9):1036-1045. Context: The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trial of estrogen plus progestin vs placebo was stopped early, after a mean 5.6 years of follow-up, because the overall health risks of hormone therapy exceeded its … [Read more...] about Health Risks and Benefits 3 Years After Stopping Randomized Treatment With Estrogen and Progestin
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Statistics
Breast Cancer Statistics...What Are Your Chances? Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in Hispanic women. It is the second most common cause of cancer death in … [Read more...] about Breast Cancer Statistics
How Many Women Get Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. About 182,460 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2008. About … [Read more...] about How Many Women Get Breast Cancer?
HRT Linked With Ovarian Cancer
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 … [Read more...] about HRT Linked With Ovarian Cancer
Red Meat Linked To Breast Cancers
New study suggests eating large amounts of red meat may double young women's breast cancer risk. US researchers writing in Archives of Internal Medicine looked at over 90,000 pre-menopausal women. Having one-and-a-half servings of red meat per day … [Read more...] about Red Meat Linked To Breast Cancers