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Decrease in breast cancer rates related to reduction in use of hormone replacement therapy

04-18-2007 · EurekAlert!

The sharp decline in the rate of new breast cancer cases in 2003 may be related to a national decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Age-adjusted breast cancer incidence rates in women in the United States fell 6.7 percent from 2002 to 2003. Prescriptions for HRT also declined rapidly in 2002 and 2003.

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