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Article: HRT: 'Why it does you more harm than good'.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 20, 2002
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Byline: BEEZY MARSH
MILLIONS of women who use HRT are today warned that the benefits of the treatment are outweighed by its risks.
The verdict on hormone replacement therapy follows a major review of scientific evidence by health experts.
They say that taking HRT for five years significantly increases the chances of suffering breast cancer, a potentially-fatal blood clot, or a stroke.
The popular therapy is used by more than 2.5million UK women to ease symptoms of the menopause.
But the evidence from four trials involving 20,000 users shows that a woman is more likely to contract a life-threatening disease than be protected ...