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New Analysis Says Evidence Lacking for HRT-Breast Cancer Link
Narod said hormone replacement is an excellent therapy for some women. Therapy that includes progesterone carries more risk, he said, and limiting use to five years or less seems wise.
Shapiro has performed consulting work for the manufacturers of hormone therapy, and Panay has received grants from pharmaceutical companies.
SOURCES: Samuel Shapiro, M.D., professor, public health and family medicine, University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa; Susan Gapstur, M.P.H., Ph.D., vice president, epidemiology, American Cancer Society; Steven Narod, M.D., Ph.D., professor, public health sciences and nutritional sciences, Canada Research Chair in Breast Cancer, University of Toronto; Nick Panay, M.B.B.S., consultant gynecologist, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital, London; March 14, 2013, Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
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Published: March 2013
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