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For example, the decision of whether or not to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause involves weighing the benefits of treatment (immediate symptom relief, [ 12 ] decreased future risk of hip fracture [ 13 ] and possible decreased risk of coronary heart disease [ 14 15 ] ) against its risks (increased future risk of breast cancer [ 15 ] ). Framing effects appear to be smaller when both the beneficial and harmful effects of a treatment are included, [ 16 ] but little information is available to guide clinicians about how to explain complex risk information to their patients.
Obstetric and gynecological history such as age of onset of menarche, menstrual cycle history, whether periods had usually been regular, age at onset of menopause (natural or otherwise) and history of previous breast disease, as well as smoking, drug and alcohol use history, were obtained from the subjects.
But the WP says high up that it impacts 8.6 million post-menopausal women, whereas the LAT doesn't mention menopause until the eighth paragraph and never mentions the number of women at risk.
The Los Angeles Times ' top non-local story is the research bombshell that the standard long-term estrogen/progestin replacement therapy for menopause substantially increases the risk of breast cancer, a story also fronted by the WP . The Wall Street Journal front-page news box is topped by the new surplus estimate, which the LAT stuffs to Page 12.
Obesity is also associated with significant hormonal changes such as decreased serum estradiol and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels, increased peripheral fat conversion of estrogens to progesterone and increased serum testosterone levels that may be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer [ 17 ] . Estrogens are necessary for normal breast development, and they induce and promote mammary tumor growth in animal studies [ 18 ] . In addition, the close association between increased risk of breast cancer and certain reproductive factors such as early menarche and late menopause [ 19 ] , as well as the fall off in the rate of increase in the incidence of disease at menopause [ 20 ] and the lowered risk of breast cancer in oophorectomized women and those taking antiestrogens [ 21 22 ] , all support the role of estrogen in breast carcinogenesis.
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