Drop in Hormone Use Linked to Breast Cancer Decline

04/18/2007

By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 18, 2007


New federal statistics provide powerful evidence that the sharp drop in hormone use by menopausal women that began in 2002 caused a dramatic decline in breast cancer cases, according to an analysis being published Thursday.

The statistics show that the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer abruptly began falling after concerns emerged about the safety of hormone treatment and that the decrease persisted into the following year, strengthening the case that the trends are related, researchers said.

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