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Results from a long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) suggest that among postmenopausal women, use of estrogen plus progestin is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancers that are more advanced, and with a higher risk of deaths attributable to breast cancer.

More data emerge from Women's Health Initiative

Results from a long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) suggest that among postmenopausal women, use of estrogen plus progestin is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancers that are more advanced, and with a higher risk of deaths attributable to breast cancer.