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#253 ‒ Hormone replacement therapy and the Women’s Health Initiative: re-examining the results, the link to breast cancer, and weighing the risk vs reward of HRT | JoAnn Manson, M.D.

The Peter Attia Drive

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Complex Effects of Hormone Therapy on Cancer, According to Study

All medications have some level of risk./nMammography and breast exams can help monitor for cancer./nHormone therapy has complex effects with varying benefits and risks based on a woman's age and health status./nEstrogen plus progestin may reduce endometrial and colorectal cancer.

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