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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was all for HRT. I started taking it last year and this year I got diagnosed with hormone positive breast cancer with no family or genetic history. I’m not anti HRT even now but I do wonder if the timing was suspicious? I’m pretty bummed that not only can I never use it again but now I have to be on a hormone blocker for at least 5 years. :( [/quote] Hm. Really. [/quote] I don't know why it's necessary to question this. It's clear that there is a small absolute increase in the risk of breast cancer from taking combined (not estrogen-only, but if you have a uterus, you need combined, i.e. estrogen + progestin) HRT -- an annual increase in risk of about 0.1% per year. Over five years, that means the risk rises from roughly 23 in 1000 women (without HRT) to 28 in 1000 women (with HRT). That's real. The question really isn't whether that risk exists, it's about the risk-benefit ratio for each individual. [/quote]
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