A 47-year-old woman asks about the risk of breast cancer with HRT. According to current evidence, which HRT regimen carries the lowest risk of breast ...

Question

A 47-year-old woman asks about the risk of breast cancer with HRT. According to current evidence, which HRT regimen carries the lowest risk of breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Oestrogen-only HRT

Answer

Combined sequential HRT (oestrogen plus cyclical progestogen)

Answer

Combined continuous HRT (oestrogen plus continuous progestogen)

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Tibolone

Answer

All HRT types carry identical breast cancer risk

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): HRT Breast Cancer Risk Comparison

A 47-year-old woman asks about the risk of breast cancer with HRT. According to current evidence, which HRT regimen carries the lowest risk of breast cancer?