With Hormone Therapy, Starting Later May Be Less Risky | February, 2011

A new U.K. study called the Million Women Study analyzed data from over one million participants and determined that the timing of hormone therapy has a "substantial" effect on a women's risk of developing breast cancer. The findings were published in the January 28th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute and support many of the claims made by the U.S. Women's Health Initiative (WHI) studies several years prior.

When compared with women who started using hormone therapy prior to or shortly after menopause, women who began hormone therapy five or more years after menopause had little or no increased risk of developing breast cancer. What's more, the stark contrast in risk was consistent across the board, regardless of the type of hormone therapy, how long the women used the regimen and whether the women were normal weight, overweight or obese.

Menopause is characterized by declining levels of estrogen, among other hormones, such as progesterone and testosterone. While this decline can lead to a variety of unwelcome symptoms, such as hot flashes, insomnia, depression, mood swings, fatigue and vaginal dryness, experts are saying that women who experience these symptoms may have a smaller chance of developing breast cancer later on in life. Being that breast cancer has been associated with higher levels of estrogen, many doctors believe that there is a concrete link between symptoms of menopause and breast cancer risk.

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