Hot Flushes Are Linked With a Significant Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Study Finds

ScienceDaily (Jan. 25, 2011) — Women who have experienced hot flushes and other symptoms of menopause may have a 50 percent lower risk of developing the most common forms of breast cancer than postmenopausal women who have never had such symptoms, according to a recent study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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