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Renewed warning over HRT-breast cancer link

Hormone Replacement Therapy patches, London
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There's a fresh warning for women who use or are thinking about using Menopausal Hormone Therapy.A new Australian study has found women who use the treatment - better known as H-R-T, or Hormone Replacement Therapy - are twice as likely to develop breast cancer as those who don't.Researchers say there's no need to panic, but women should regularly review their use of the therapy.


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There's a fresh warning for women who use or are thinking about using Menopausal Hormone Therapy.A new Australian study has found women who use the treatment - better known as H-R-T, or Hormone Replacement Therapy - are twice as likely to develop breast cancer as those who don't.Researchers say there's no need to panic, but women should regularly review their use of the therapy.



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