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This is not accurate and is the result of a misinterpretation of the Women’s Health study of the 2000s. It’s much more complicated. The specific type of molecul
by kridsdale1 2y ago
This is not accurate and is the result of a misinterpretation of the Women’s Health study of the 2000s. It’s much more complicated. The specific type of molecule matters.
- bsder 2y agoCitation. Breast cancer dropped with a step function when HRT was stopped in general for meopausal women. I haven't seen any studies to the contrary.
- digdugdirk 2y agoDid a quick search and found this one: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/risk-of-breast-cancer-with-hrt-depends-therapy-type-and-duration/ https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/risk-of-breast-cancer-with... Could be worth a look? I didn't dive into the study itself, but it seems decent at a glance.
- bsder 2y agoThe studies all say that HRT increases the cancer risk, sometimes significantly. Yes, there are differences in type of HRT, but all of them create a signficantly elevated risk. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(03)14065-2/abstract https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31709-X/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6... Spreading incorrect information about this is bad as HRT is likely to be a difficult choice for a woman. HRT can help alleviate serious menopausal symptoms like depression or mental illness at the cost of an elevated cancer risk. Downplaying the risks is likely to cause a lot of women to make choices that they regret seriously later on.