Hormone Therapy Associated With Reduced Colorectal Cancer Risk
Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 15:35
in Health & Medicine
The combination of estrogen plus progestin, which women stopped taking in droves following the news that it may increase their risk of breast cancer, may decrease their risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new report published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
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