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Article: SUDDEN END TO HORMONE REPLACEMENT STUDY THE DRUGS INCREASED THE RISK FOR BREAST CANCER, HEART DISEASE, STROKES AND BLOOD CLOTS.(FRONT)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2002
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Byline: Patricia Guthrie Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Researchers abruptly halted a major federal study of hormone replacement therapy -- used by tens of millions of American women -- because the drugs create what they consider an unacceptable risk for breast cancer, heart disease, strokes and blood clots.
The study found women taking a combination of estrogen and progestin are at increased risks that outweigh the benefits of the hormones, which were found to reduce the risks of colon cancer and hip fractures.
Findings from the study, called the Women's Health Initiative, had not been expected until 2008. But when evidence of the risks started ...
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