© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 7, 467,
April 3, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Press Release
Hormone Replacement Therapy May Be Associated with Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk
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A study of Swedish women suggests that some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are associated with a modest increase in risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. These findings appear in the April 3 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Tomas Riman, M.D., of Falu Hospital and Karolinska Institute in Sweden, and his coworkers report that the use of