Recent research shows that women who start the most common type of hormone therapy — estrogen plus progestin — soon after menopause have a significantly higher risk of breast cancer than those who take the hormones later or not at all. James Simon, M.D., clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says estrogen promotes the growth of almost everything, including undetectable tumors in the breasts.
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