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Breast cancer risk and hormone replacement therapy among BRCA carriers after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 May 2021
Michaelson-Cohen Rachel, Gabizon-Peretz Shira, Armon Shunit, Srebnik-Moshe Naama, Mor Pnina, Tomer Ariela, Levy-Lahad Ephrat, Paluch-Shimon Shani
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INTRODUCTION: BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers often undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) before natural menopause, raising the issue of hormonal replacement treatment (HRT) use. There is conflicting evidence on the effect of HRT on breast cancer (BC) risk, and there are limited data on risk based on age at exposure. In the general population, HRT users have an increased BC risk (hazard ratio = 1.34)....
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