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ERT Does Not Appear To Increase Recurrence Risk.(estrogen replacement therapy does not appear to increase risk of recurrence of endometrial cancer)

Women's Health Weekly

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2001 APR 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Use of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), with or without progestins, among women diagnosed with endometrial cancer does not appear to increase their risk of recurring cancer or death, says new research from the University of California Irvine.

ERT for women with a history of endometrial cancer remains controversial. Physicians have historically withheld ERT from these patients ...

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