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Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer

My sister was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and one of her treatments was Hormone Therapy. I was a little puzzled by this, as I always thought that HRT was unsafe for women with breast cancer. I’ve since found out that Hormone Therapy is NOT the same thing as Hormone Replacement Therapy or [...]

Increased Risk of Death from Lung Cancer Linked to Menopause Hormone Therapy

A study of 16,608 menopausal women found that when taking the hormone treatment Prempro (a synthetic form of progesterone), the risk of dying from lung cancer increased by 61%.
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Hormone pills may make lung cancer more deadly
(AP) — There’s more troubling news about hormone therapy for menopause symptoms: Lung cancer seems more likely to [...]

Suzanne Somers 20/20 Interview about Bio Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy BHRT

The following video features Suzanne Somers in an interview with 20/20. She talks about her book Ageless and the importance of bio-identical hormones in her life.
With all the controversy over Bio-Identical Hormones, how do we know what’s safe for us?