The use of estrogens and progestins and the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

This study, conducted within the Nurses' Health Study cohort, examined the association between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women over 725,550 person-years, documenting 1,935 cases of invasive breast cancer. Results showed that current users of estrogen alone had a relative risk (RR) of 1.32 (95%