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- Title
Influence of estrogen plus progestin on breast cancer and mammography in healthy postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trial.
- Authors
Chlebowski, Rowan T; Hendrix, Susan L; Langer, Robert D; Stefanick, Marcia L; Gass, Margery; Lane, Dorothy; Rodabough, Rebecca J; Gilligan, Mary Ann; Cyr, Michele G; Thomson, Cynthia A; Khandekar, Janardan; Petrovitch, Helen; McTiernan, Anne; WHI Investigators
- Abstract
The Women's Health Initiative trial of combined estrogen plus progestin was stopped early when overall health risks, including invasive breast cancer, exceeded benefits. Outstanding issues not previously addressed include characteristics of breast cancers observed among women using hormones and whether diagnosis may be influenced by hormone effects on mammography.
- Publication
JAMA, 2003, Vol 289, Issue 24, p3243
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.289.24.3243