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HRT given to protect heart, despite lack of proof
New York City :: NY :: USA | 12 days ago
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Women with the highest heart disease risk were the most likely to quit taking hormone therapy after it was shown to offer no protection against cardiovascular disease, a new analysis of national data shows. Dr. Angela Hsu and colleagues from Columbia...
Tags: heart disease, hormones replacement, hormones therapy, replacement therapy, disease risk, taking hormones, hormones using, using dropped, risk factors, New York City, Health Medical Pharma, Diabetes mellitus, Estrogen, Endocrinology, Social Issues, Women's Health Initiative, Hormone therapy, Hormone replacement therapy, The Million Women Study, Menopause
Cancer risk doubt over HRT future
Montreal :: Canada | 2 months ago
Credibility Cancer risk casts doubt over future of HRT Medical academic Apar Kishor Ganti claims new results could be 'nail in the coffin' for hormone replacement therapy The time has come to "seriously question" whether hormone-replacement therapy has any role...
Tags: lung cancer, replacement therapy, hormones therapy, HRT Medical, hormones replacement, nearly double, Canada, cancer risk, Montreal
Prostate cancer hormone drugs risky for some men
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who've had serious heart problems. Hormone therapy suppresses the amount of testosterone produced, in turn causing prostate tumors to shrink or grow more slowly.
Tags: prostate cancer, hormones therapy
Hormone therapy 'doubles breast cancer risk'
Vancouver :: Canada | 10 months ago
Credibility The study suggests that women on hormones could quickly reduce their risks of cancer simply by stopping the therapy. "This is very strong evidence that estrogen plus progestin causes breast cancer," said Marcia Stefanick, PhD, professor of medicine at...
Tags: breast cancer, cancer risk, hormones therapy, replacement therapy, hormones replacement, england journal
Hormone replacement therapy shrinks brain!
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility Hormone replacement therapy shrinks brain Washington, Jan 13: Hormone replacement therapy may lead to brain shrinkage in postmenopausal women, say researchers. The study showed that volumes of brain lesions were not significantly increased among women...
Tags: hormones therapy, brains shrinkage, replacement therapy, hormones replacement, shrinks brains, women ages, brains tissue, Health Initiative Memory Study, tissue loss, therapy shrinks
HealthCentral.com: Hormone Therapy Reduces Colon Cancer Risk
Lyman :: WY :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility Hormone Therapy Reduces Colon Cancer Risk Ivanhoe Broadcast News Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009; 4:15 AM (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Recent news that hormone therapy may increase the risk of breast cancer had many women concerned about taking estrogen plus progestin,...
Tags: cancer, breast cancer, women, research, breast, prevention, health, hormones therapy, estrogen plus, colorectal cancer
Hormones found to raise stroke risk whatever the age
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Middle-aged women who take hormone replacement therapy to ease menopausal symptoms increase their risk of stroke, researchers said on Monday. But the overall risk of stroke is low for women in their early 50s just entering menopause and the heightened...
Tags: stroke, study, health, stroke risk, hormones therapy
Hormone Pills Linked to Cancer
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Women and their doctors have wondered about the lasting health impact posed by estrogen and progestin pills since 2002, when researchers halted a massive government trial. ...
Tags: women, cancer, study, risks, health, breast, research, heart, disease, hormones therapy
Hormone Therapy Produces Mixed Results
San Jose :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility A recently published study shows that women who engage in hormonal therapies do not minimize their risk of getting breast cancer.
Tags: women, health, cancer risk, hormones replacement, replacement therapy, hormones therapy, increased risk, higher risk, menopause women, stopping hormones
Hormone therapy skews breast cancer diagnosis
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Women on hormone replacement therapy have only a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer, but there are much greater chances they will experience the worry of abnormal mammograms or may undergo an avoidable breast biopsy, researchers said
Tags: women, breast, cancer, research, health, hormones therapy, breast cancer
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