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Hormonal therapy in breast cancer

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Risk factors for developing breast cancer include early menarche, late menopause, first pregnancy at a late age, taking the oral contraceptive pill, taking HRT,2 having a high body mass index and family history.3 Breast-feeding is protective against breast cancer,4 especially if for a long period of time. Currently in the UK women are screened for breast cancer every three years from the ages of 50€“70 years, and this is being extended across the country to 47€“73 years. Hormone therapy is used as part of the multi-modality approach to treating breast cancer. There are many different types of breast cancer, most

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