Open AccessEstrogen Alone in Postmenopausal Women and Breast Cancer Detection by Means of Mammography and Breast Biopsy
Author(s) -
Rowan T. Chlebowski,
Garnet L. Anderson,
JoAnn E. Manson,
Mary Pettinger,
Shagufta Yasmeen,
Dorothy S. Lane,
Robert D. Langer,
F. Allan Hubbell,
Anne McTiernan,
Susan L. Hendrix,
Robert S. Schenken,
Marcia L. Stefanick
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2009.24.8799
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , mammography , breast biopsy , gynecology , biopsy , malignancy , estrogen , cancer , placebo , obstetrics , oncology , pathology , alternative medicine
As the influence of estrogen alone on breast cancer detection is not established, we examined this issue in the Women's Health Initiative trial, which randomly assigned 10,739 postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy to conjugated equine estrogen (CEE; 0.625 mg/d) or placebo.
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