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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Slight Cancer Risk Remains After Hormone Therapy Stops, Study Suggests

By TARA PARKER-POPE

Among the many unanswered questions about hormones prescribed for menopause is whether a woman’s health risks change after she stops taking the pills. A new study shows that virtually all the benefits disappear but that a slightly higher risk for breast and other cancers persists for at least three years after stopping the drugs.

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