Menopausal hormone therapy in relation to breast cancer characteristics and prognosis: a cohort study
admin IntroductionMenopausal catecholamine therapy has been reportable to process the venture of destined subtypes of boob cancer and to be related with a approbatory survival. This could either be cod to an accumulated mammographic surveillance or a natural effect. We assessed these associations in a Nordic people of postmenopausal boob cancer patients retentive aggregation on mammographic examinations, menopausal catecholamine therapy use, another boob cancer venture factors, and cancer treatment.
Methods:
We analyzed 2,660 postmenopausal women older 50-74 years, diagnosed with intrusive boob cancer in 1993-1995 and followed until the modify of assemblage 2003 (median follow-up 9 eld and 3 months). We assessed the impact of catecholamine therapy before identification on growth characteristics and boob cancer limited survival. We analyzed catecholamine therapy before identification by program (estrogen-progestin therapy or oestrogen lonely therapy), newness (current or past), and continuance of ingest (<5 eld or [greater than or coequal to]5 years).
Results:
Current, but not time use, compared to never ingest of catecholamine therapy before identification seemed to be related with tumors of baritone evaluate and reinforced boob cancer limited survival. The associations were stronger with individual duration, but did not depart significantly by regimen. The approbatory activity among underway users of catecholamine therapy was exclusive part explained by differences in acquirable growth characteristics and mammographic surveillance.
Conclusions:
We hold that underway menopausal catecholamine therapy, especially long-term, is related with approbatory growth characteristics and survival.
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