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Studies Examine Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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The doses of estrogen and progestogen used in menopausal hormone therapy may be related to the risk of breast cancer recurrence, according to a new study in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
In 1997, two randomized trials, the Hormonal Replacement TherapyIs It Safe? (HABITS) trial and the Stockholm trial,