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cantly raised a woman’s risk for certain cancers.
As well, there was no evidence that HRT reduced
a woman’s risk for CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE(CVD),
though supplemental estrogen did improve BONE


health and reduce OSTEOPOROSIS. However, new
drugs are able to accomplish the same effect with-
out the increased risk for cancer that comes with
estrogen supplementation.

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