Breast Cancer Incidence Among U.S. Women Drops 7%, Linked To Decrease In HRT Use, Researchers Say

... Breast cancer incidence among U.S. women dropped by 7% from 2002 to 2003, possibly because of a decrease in hormone replacement therapy usage, according to a study presented Thursday at the 29th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the New York Times reports (Kolata, New York Times, 12/15). Peter Ravdin, a research professor in the Department of Biostatistics at M.D. [click link for full article] ...