Use of hormone replacement therapy

doi:10.1136/bmj.313.7058.686

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Evidence on risk of breast cancer associated with hormone replacement therapy is still inconclusive

Karen Mckinney, Senior registrar

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen's University of Belfast, Institute of Clinical Science, Belfast, BT7 1NN

EDITOR,—As a female doctor who has a specialist interest in the menopause and hormone replacement therapy, I was interested to read Elizabeth H Price and Helen Kaye Little's letter about hormone replacement therapy.1 I agree that women need to be informed about the risks associated with such treatment. I disagree, however, with the authors' statements about the increased risk of breast cancer.

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