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gif (1071 bytes) Can HRT Cut the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence?

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gif (1071 bytes) Can HRT Cut the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence?

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A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (May 2001) reveals that HRT or hormone replacement therapy after a diagnosis of breast cancer does not increase the risk of recurrence of the disease and may even lower chances that the cancer will return. Dr. Ellen O’Meara, a University of Washington cancer researcher and the lead researcher on this study, suggests that breast cancer patients should not fear hormone replacement therapy or HRT. Find out more.