Research · PMID 41808362
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Relationship between menopausal hormone therapy and incidence risk of breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Annals of medicine · December 2026 · Qing Wu, Liwen Shen, Shengtao Hu, Rui Yang, Yingnan Wang, et al.
What this study found
MHT is associated with a modest but significant increase in breast cancer risk, primarily driven by EPT. This risk was not observed with ET in observational studies, though trials suggested a protective effect.
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