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HRT Use Seldom Affects Mammogram Readings.
CHICAGO -- Breast changes caused by use of hormone replacement therapy rarely complicate the interpretation of mammograms.
The largest prospective study to date of the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on a woman's mammogram readings has found--contrary to some previous reports--no significant difference in recall rates among the 3,222 consecutive patients who received screening mammograms.
"Lots of previous studies have shown that [HRT-related] increases in breast density were leading to patients having to be called back for additional imaging. There was also a concern that radiologists might be missing some cancers because the changes were just being attributed to hormone replacement therapy," explained Dr. Linda Moy who is with the department of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
In her study, which she presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 7% of 880 ...
- Breast Density Changes as HRT Starts and Stops.(hormone replacement therapy)
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- HRT Is this a curse or a cure; CHANGES: The dilemma facing women who have to...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Barry, Nicola May 8, 1997 700+ words
...it. But what about ordinary women? Is HRT suitable for them - and, if not, what...stopped - and that is it. They don't need HRT. But most women notice changes. Periods...neck. These are the ones who will turn to HRT rather than suffer the effects of the menopause...
- HRT: the risks: what the recent Million Women Study means for...
- Magazine article from: Nursing Standard Lynch, Elizabeth August 27, 2003 700+ words
...BENEFITS of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have tended to obscure the potential dangers...in Oxford, which shows that the combined HRT treatment doubles the possibility of breast...largest research ever into the link between HRT and breast cancer. More than a million...
