Combined Estrogen and Progestin Treatment Raise Odds of Dying of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Reorted by Charlene Laino, for WebMD Health News, and Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD June 3, 2009 (Orlando) -- The hormone replacement therapy taken by millions of women to … [Read more...] about Hormone Replacement Therapy Raises Risk of Lung Cancer Death
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There is A New Book in the Iconic Woman Bookshelf…
The Secret History of the War on Cancer By Devra Davis, PhD, MPH Review by Leslie Botha, Holy Hormones Honey! In a recent interview on CSPAN Davis stated, “For much of its history, the cancer war has been fighting the wrong battles, with the wrong weapons, against the … [Read more...] about There is A New Book in the Iconic Woman Bookshelf…
HRT Can Lead to Abnormal Mammograms, Biopsies…
...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 … [Read more...] about HRT Can Lead to Abnormal Mammograms, Biopsies…
WHI Estrogen-Plus-Progestin Trial…
...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 … [Read more...] about WHI Estrogen-Plus-Progestin Trial…
Health Risks and Benefits 3 Years After Stopping Randomized Treatment With Estrogen and Progestin
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