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Risk of breast cancer with HRT depends on therapy type and duration

BMJ 2022; 376 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o485 (Published 08 March 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;376:o485

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Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer

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  1. Helen Saul, editor in chief1,
  2. Deniz Gursul, research dissemination officer1,
  3. Samantha Cassidy, science writer1,
  4. Yana Vinogradova, senior research fellow2
  1. 1NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, Twickenham, UK
  2. 2University of Nottingham, UK
  1. Correspondence to H Saul NIHRAlerts{at}nihr.ac.uk

The study

Vinogradova Y, Coupland C, Hippisley-Cox J. Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases. BMJ 2020;371:m3873.

To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/risk-of-breast-cancer-with-hrt-depends-therapy-type-and-duration/

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: The BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: none.

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