Hormone pills may make Lung Cancer More Deadly

peaceandlove · 05-31-2009, 01:11 AM

Hormone Pills May Make Lung Cancer More Deadly

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer – 2 mins ago

ORLANDO, Fla. – There's more troubling news about hormone therapy for menopause symptoms: Lung cancer seems more likely to prove fatal in women who are taking estrogen-progestin pills, a study suggests.

Hormone users who developed lung cancer were 60 percent more likely to die from the disease as women who weren't taking hormones, according to results reported Saturday.

The new findings mean that smokers should stop taking hormones, and those who have not yet started hormones should give it careful thought, said Dr. Rowan Chlebowski of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He led the analysis and presented results at a meeting of the oncology society in Florida.

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I know someone who took hormone pills for years and died of lung cancer.

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peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	Hormone pills may make Lung Cancer More Deadly Hormone Pills May Make Lung Cancer More Deadly By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer – 2 mins ago ORLANDO, Fla. – There's more troubling news about hormone therapy for menopause symptoms: Lung cancer seems more likely to prove fatal in women who are taking estrogen-progestin pills, a study suggests. Hormone users who developed lung cancer were 60 percent more likely to die from the disease as women who weren't taking hormones, according to results reported Saturday. The new findings mean that smokers should stop taking hormones, and those who have not yet started hormones should give it careful thought, said Dr. Rowan Chlebowski of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He led the analysis and presented results at a meeting of the oncology society in Florida. Article continues: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090530/...es_lung_cancer I know someone who took hormone pills for years and died of lung cancer. Last edited by peaceandlove; 05-31-2009 at 01:15 AM.