Influence of estrogen plus progestin on breast, cancer and mammography in healthy postmenopausal women - The Women's Health Initiative Randomized trial
Influence of estrogen plus progestin on breast, cancer and mammography in healthy postmenopausal women - The Women's Health Initiative Randomized trial
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DOI:
10.1001/jama.289.24.3243
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发表时间:
2003-06-25
影响因子:
120.7
通讯作者:
McTiernan, A
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作者:
Chlebowski, RT;Hendrix, SL;McTiernan, A
Context The Women's Health Initiative trial of combined estrogen plus progestin was stopped early when overall health risks, including invasive breast cancer, exceeded benefits. Outstanding issues not previously addressed include characteristics of breast cancers observed among women using hormones and whether diagnosis may be influenced by hormone effects on mammography.Objective To determine the relationship among estrogen plus progestin use, breast cancer characteristics, and mammography recommendations.Design, Setting, and Participants Following a comprehensive breast cancer risk assessment, 16608 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 years with an intact uterus were randomly assigned to receive combined conjugated equine estrogens (0.625 mg/d) plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (2.5 mg/d) or placebo from 1993 to 1998 at 40 clinical centers. Screening mammography and clinical breast examinations were performed at baseline and yearly thereafter.Main Outcome Measures Breast cancer number and characteristics, and frequency of abnormal mammograms by estrogen plus progestin exposure.Results In intent-to-treat analyses, estrogen plus progestin increased total (245 vs 185 cases; hazard ratio [HR], 1.24; weighted P