I learned about this information in a pretty circuitous way. A friend, Sandy posted a link on her blog to an entry in the blog written by Margaret Polaneczky, MD The Blog That Ate Manhattan titled- "HRT Worries- This Time Its Ovarian Cancer again..." which peaked my interest in reading more about the study and effects of hormone replacement on the risk of ovarian cancer.
To summarize , at the recent American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention research meeting in Philadelphia an interesting poster on hormone replacement was presented based on the results from the European Prospective Investigation in Cancer and Nutrition Project (EPIC). Key findings to date of EPIC can be found here. The study was based on over 125,000 women and results were presented in the poster session named "Menopausal hormone therapy and risk of ovarian cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition." Click here and scroll down read abstract #B101.The conclusion was "Our results are compatible with an increased risk of ovarian cancer for HT use, especially for women using estrogen-only therapy".
Dr. Polaneczky does an excellent job in her entry to analyze the HRT study in laywomen's terms. I strongly suggest you jump over to her blog and read it. Thanks Dr P.
Small amounts of things can help.Too much of things that can help can cause problems. So things should be done in moderation- including the use of hormone replacement therapies.
Dee
Every Day is a Blessing!Thanks Dr P.
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