Medscape (10/29, Hackethal, Subscription Publication) reports a study published in The BMJ “confirmed that different types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are associated with an increased risk for breast cancer and has provided additional information on factors associated with that increased risk.” Yana Vinogradova, PhD, the study’s first author, said, “The study confirms increased risk of breast cancer in patients taking HRT, but shows that the magnitude of risk depends on a number of factors.”
