Some Hormone Therapies Linked to Young-Onset Breast Cancer

4 Unexpected Things That Can Happen to Transfeminine Bodies on Estrogen

There are many expected results when a transfeminine person starts HRT and begins taking estrogen, but here some less talked about effects.

Certain type of hormone therapy increases breast cancer risk, study finds

The study, published Tuesday in The Lancet Oncology, focused on women under 55 with and without a uterus. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder breaks it down.

Some Hormone Therapies Linked to Young-Onset Breast Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- While use of estrogen hormone therapy was inversely associated with young-onset breast cancer, estrogen/progestin hormone therapy was linked to a higher incidence among certain subgroups, according to a pooled cohort analysis...

Younger women on HRT face heightened breast cancer risk, warn scientists

A major international study has revealed that different forms of hormone replacement therapy carry varying breast cancer risks for women under 55.The research found that oestrogen-only HRT appears to reduce breast cancer risk by 14 per cent, whilst combined oestrogen and progestin therapy increases risk by 10 per cent.The meta-analysis, published in The Lancet Oncology, examined data from nearly 460,000 women aged 16 to 54. The findings suggest …

HRT 'can raise breast cancer risk' in younger women

Study Links Specific Hormone Therapies to Breast Cancer Risk in Younger Women

Research reveals a link between estrogen plus progestin hormone therapy and increased breast cancer risk in young women, urging personalized treatment approaches.