Personal Injury Law

Evidence Mounts on HRT Breast Cancer Dangers

By Brenda Fulmer

Yet another study was released earlier this month showing that women who use combination hormone replacement therapy drugs face much greater risks of developing certain types of breast cancer. This latest study from researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center noted that women taking HRT drugs had a four-fold (400%) increased risk of developing lobular breast cancer and was the first study to focus on lobular cancers and include a review of pathology reports and tissue from tumors (http://seer.cancer.gov/data/). A statistically significant increased risk of ductal-lobular invasive cancers was also noted. This study is also particularly noteworthy in that it found that users of combination HRT drugs (containing estrogen and synthetic progestin) were at significantly increased risk after only three years of exposure, helping to dispel the notion that these drugs are safe if taken for less than 5 years.

Full post as published by Tampa Bay Personal Injury Law on January 22, 2008 (boomark / email).