New analysis from this 5 year old study is making news according to the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. www.sabcs.org.
Taking HRT, estrogen and progesterone pills, increases the chance of breast cancer. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/
The good news of the analysis is that if you stop taking HRT, your chance for breast cancer decreases!
So like life, no guarantees, and the final choice is yours. Only you know how your menopausal symptoms are affecting your life. Know the risk, understand the treatment and make your own informed decision.
To take a proactive stand, take a look at the army of women. www.armyofwomen.org.
Dr. Susan Love research foundation and Avon enlist ALL women, healthy women too, willing to become research participants, to help find causes of breast cancer.