A Concise Viewpoint on Menopause, Hormone-Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk

Vaishnavi Natarajan (1), Anindita Chakrabarty (2)
(1) Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, India,
(2) Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, India
https://doi.org/10.32768/abc.20218114-15

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Vol 8, No 1: February 2021
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    Menopause, Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), Estrogen, Progesterone, Breast cancer
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Vaishnavi Natarajan
Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Anindita Chakrabarty
Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Anindita.ac@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
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Natarajan V, Chakrabarty A. A Concise Viewpoint on Menopause, Hormone-Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Risk. Arch Breast Cancer [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 15];:14-5. Available from: https://archbreastcancer.com/index.php/abc/article/view/351
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