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Hormone-use drop cited in breast cancer decline
Sharp change brings cheers, but some say link unclear
By Rob Stein The Washington Post
Article Launched: 04/19/2007 01:00:00 AM MDT
Washington - New federal statistics provide powerful evidence that the sharp drop in hormone use by menopausal women that began in 2002 caused a dramatic decline in breast cancer cases. The statistics show that the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer abruptly began falling after concerns emerged about the safety of hormone treatment and that the decrease persisted into the following year, strengthening the case that the trends are related, researchers said.

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