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Comparison of various characteristics of women who do and do not attend for breast cancer screening
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Information regarding the characteristics and health of women who do and do not attend for breast cancer screening is limited and representative data are... -
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Debate: The potential role of estrogen in the prevention of heart disease in women after menopause
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The observational studies of hormone users are compromised by systematic biases that lead to an overestimation of benefit and an underestimation of risk. Studies of... -
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Hormone replacement therapy use dramatically increases breast oestrogen receptor expression in obese postmenopausal women
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background It is known that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) by postmenopausal women increases the risk of breast cancer. Method In this study, oestrogen... -
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Debate: The potential role of estrogen in the prevention of heart disease in women after menopause
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Large numbers of observational studies have described a decrease in the incidence of cardiovascular disease in women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The... -
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Hormone replacement therapy and prevention of vertebral fractures: a meta-analysis of randomised trials
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often seen as the treatment of choice for preventing fractures in women. We undertook a recent meta-analysis of...