All Entries in the "HRT" Category
Drop In HRT Use Linked To Drop In Women’s Cancers
After the results of the Million Women Study were released they showed that over a million women in the UK alone stopped using hormone replacement therapy after evidence from the 2003 report showed that HRT increased the risk of developing breast cancer by two. The study also drew on results from the US Women’s Health [...]
Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Lung Cancer
Recent studies have concluded that a large number of women who have undergone hormone replacement therapy to cure hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, have an increased risk of contracting lung cancer. According to latest reports from the Women’s Health Initiative study, using progestin and estrogen might increase the possibility of death in non-small [...]
Risk Of Cancer From Hormone Replacement Therapy
Researches in Orlando, Florida have reported that women taking Hormone Therapy for symptoms of menopause may be at a higher risk of lung cancer. This is another mark against the therapy which is no longer being used as frequently as it was. Researchers have cautioned women still using the therapy that they should not smoke [...]
HRT Prevents Colon Cancer
Women that take hormone replacement drugs during the menopause are more protected against colon cancer than those that don’t. A large study undertaken by scientists from Mayo, the world famous clinic in Rochester recently reported its findings at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. It confirms what other research has indicated [...]
Million Women HRT Study Findings Part Two
By studying the findings of the unique Million Women Study that was carried out at Oxford University between 1996 and 2001 an overall picture has unfolded of the various aspects of women’s health. Professor Valerie Beral who founded the study is optimistic about the findings because, as she explains, in nearly all cases teenage bad [...]
One Million Women HRT Survey Part One
The key to any useful research is in the numbers that are involved and the scientists at England’s University of Oxford have just broken all records. Back in 1993, Professor Valerie Beral, in charge of the epidemiology unit, decided that to study hormone replacement treatment in a way that answered all the concerns that women [...]
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Is It The Right Decision For Menopause?
As a woman, each and every stage of your life is challenging because it mainly affects your reproductive health and a lot of changes take place in your body. Whenever you sense the onset of changes in your routine body functions, it is essential for you to take certain crucial decisions about your health. Particularly [...]
New Study Suggests HRT Breast Cancer Link
According to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine British researchers, when women stop using the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) their risk of developing breast cancer is cut in half. British scientists believe that the use of the therapy which has fallen by 50% over last few years has probably lead to [...]
