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Hormones Linked To Ovarian Cancer; 4,000 Milwaukee Women Part of Study.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)

| October 01, 2003 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Marilynn Marchione

Oct. 1--Taking hormones after menopause may raise the risk of deadly ovarian cancer, a new analysis shows, which adds to earlier research that found the pills contribute to higher rates of breast cancer, heart problems and stroke.

Women taking estrogen and progestin also had more bleeding that required biopsies and other tests to rule out uterine or cervical cancer.

"These biopsies are part of the burden of taking the hormones," said Garnet Anderson, a scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle who led the work. Results were published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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