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OncoLink FAQ: Does Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy Increase the Risk of Breast and Endometrial Cancer? Last Revision Date: Sunday, 14-Feb-1999 13:54:27 EST Copyright © 1997, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania The following is a question from an OncoLink reader concerned about post menopausal hormone replacement therapy and the risk of breast and endometrial cancer. Question: Dear Sir: I am 44 years old and have been told by my Doctor that I am going through menopause. He wants me to start hormone replacement therapy. I have a strong family history of breast cancer; my grandmother died from it, my mother had it, and my aunt had it. Both my mother and sister have had hysterectomies because of abnormal pap smears. I want to know more. Can you help me? Has there been real proof that the hormones speed up these cancers? Please give me some answers. It seems like everyone has a different opinion. Thanks, S. Ken Blank, MD and John Chang, MD, OncoLink Editorial Assistants reply: Dear S. Thank you for your question. Your letter is very timely, as the results of a large study on the effects of post menopausal hormone replacement therapy (PMHRT) were recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article specifically addresses the issue of PMHRT in females with a family history of breast cancer. Please follow this link to read OncoLink's review of this article. For more information on endometrial cancer and breast cancer, please see OncoLink's Endometrial Cancer Menu and OncoLink's Breast Cancer and Hormones Menu.

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