SAN ANTONIO — Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular pills.
New study firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer
Saturday, December 13, 2008 | 4:31 p.m. CST
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