HRT Increases Cancer Risk Quickly

As Reported by Reuters. 2008 Jan 15

Researchers previously believed that it took 5 or more years of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. New research has found that HRT use for as little as 3 years can increase the risk of lobular breast...

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