Hormone Treatment Lawsuits Permitted to Proceed

Lawsuits concerning a menopause hormone treatment linked to cancer were allowed to proceed by the US Supreme Court that rejected an appeal by US pharmaceutical firm Wyeth.

Without giving details, the highest US court ruled in favor of 123 plaintiffs who say they suffered serious side effects after taking a hormone therapy intended to ameliorate the symptoms of menopause.

Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone Replacement Therapy can be likened to an ‘oasis in the desert’ for women in the throes of menopause.

Several studies have linked certain hormone replacement treatments to increased rates of cancer and other serious illnesses.

A major 2002 study said the therapy increased patients' risk of both breast cancer and cardiac problems, contrary to information that was provided about the drug.

Another US study, published in 2009, found the treatment could also increase the risk of lung cancer.

Hormone Replacement Therapy - To Choose Or Not
Hormone Replacement Therapy has always been viewed with caution.

Between 2005 and 2006, a drop-off in the number of prescriptions being written for the hormone treatments was accompanied in both France and the United States by a reduction in the incidence of breast cancer.

Source-AFP

Expert Warn- Odds Still Stacked Against Hormone Replacement Therapy
Debates and vigorous arguments never seem to leave the Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) issue, especially in the wake of a respected report reversing its ‘notoriety’.