Cancer Research UK is deeply concerned for women's health amid headlines that taking Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is safe, based on research presented to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Baltimore.
As reported, the research, from New York University, only looked at a
very small number of women who had used HRT for an average of 14 years
and found that women who took HRT did not have an increased risk of
cancer, heart disease or diabetes.
But there is strong evidence from several much larger studies that HRT can cause some types of cancer including Breast, Ovarian and in some cases Womb. This includes the million women study , run by Cancer Research UK scientists, which has shown that different types of HRT can increase the risk of different cancers.
“The overwhelming body of evidence including the results of the million
women study show women who are using combined hormone therapy double
their risk of breast cancer compared to those not using it. How the
risks and benefits stack up for everyone will be different. It’s
important that women have good quality information to help them come to
the right decision for them.”
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