the risk of breast cancer in women taking hormone therapy
August 2003
Even more information is now coming to light about the risk of breast cancer in women taking hormone therapy.
Hormone therapy with Prempro not only increases the risk of breast cancer in older women...but also makes it harder to detect.
Combined estrogen and progestin therapy increases breast tissue density...decreasing a mammogram's ability to detect tumors.
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