For women who use hormone replacement therapy for five years, the breast cancer rate rose to 8.3 per cent compared to 6.3 per cent for those women who have never used hormone therapy.
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Major study reveals cancer risk of Hormone Replacement Therapy
A woman sticking a hormone replacement therapy patch on to her leg Source: Getty
For women who use hormone replacement therapy for five years, the breast cancer rate rose to 8.3 per cent compared to 6.3 per cent for those women who have never used hormone therapy.
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By Greg Dyett
Source: SBS
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