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Premarin & Prempro Re-Classified 'Carcinogenic To Humans'

... Health Sports Columnists Opinion Sci/Tech Premarin & McCracken Jul 31, 2005, 17:42 Email this article Printer friendly page The World Health Organization's announcement that their International Agency for Research on Cancer division has re-classified Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) as "carcinogenic to humans" place such widely used medications such as This warning includes not only HRT medications but also combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives.

A recognized world renowned international authority on cancer-causing drugs, the W.H.O.

agency, after examining the results of several indepth studies concluded that the evidence is overwhelming enough to upgrade HRT/Oral Contraception meds from the previous classification of "possibly carcinogenic to humans".

The findings conclded that HRT medications and combined oral contraception therapy increase a woman's chance of developing breast cancer and endometrial cancer as well as other serious illnesses and disorders.

The two most popular HRT drugs are While Premarin is estrogen only, Premarin carries the distinction of being the first drug developed for the treatment...

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