51. What are my chances of developing breast or uterine cancer. 52. When her father presses her to explain the pain caused by her uterine cancer, she responds in a tone conveying daughterly indulgence and annoyance. 53. Women taking only estrogen after menopause may be increasing their risk of uterine cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. 54. Women who are overweight and have high estrogen levels are at increased risk of developing uterine cancer and breast cancer, Walsh says. 55. Would you risk uterine cancer? 56. Women who have not had hysterectomies often take progestin with estrogen to avoid the increased risk of uterine cancer that estrogen alone poses. 57. You may reduce your risk of colon cancer but up your risk for uterine cancer. 58. Although it fights breast cancer, the drug also increases the risk of uterine cancer. 59. Because estrogen used alone was known to carry an increased risk of uterine cancer, doctors commonly prescribed the hormone combination. 60. But it can increase the risk of uterine cancer, and long-term use can increase the risk of breast cancer. |
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