Factors Modifying the Association Between Hormone-Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk
Author(s) -
Beate Pesch,
Yon Ko,
Hiltrud Brauch,
Ute Hamann,
Volker Harth,
Sylvia Rabstein,
Christiane Barbara Pierl,
HansPeter Fischer,
Christian Baisch,
Christina Justenhoven,
Ulrich Ranft,
Thomas Brüning
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1573-7284
pISSN - 0393-2990
DOI - 10.1007/s10654-005-0032-0
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , odds ratio , menopause , gynecology , risk factor , obstetrics , family history , risk factors for breast cancer , hormone therapy , population , epidemiology , confidence interval , cancer , environmental health , testosterone (patch)
Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) is an established risk factor for breast cancer. HRT users are different from non-users with respect to socio-economic and other characteristics. There may be women where the HRT-related risk could be modulated by other factors.
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