NHS guidance on treatment of the menopause could lead to many thousands more women being offered hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in the UK. The guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), unveiled on Thursday, seeks to reassure women and their GPs about the safety of HRT. Studies suggesting a link with breast cancer, published in 2002 and 2003, led to a halving of the numbers of women taking the drugs. Nice says the guideline could benefit more than a million women, many of whom could be prescribed HRT as the most effective treatment for debilitating symptoms, which include hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia and mood swings. The aim, says Nice, is for women to not suffer in silence and feel able to discuss their options with their doctor or practice nurse and make an informed decision. Cancer scientists, however, have expressed concern that the effect of the guideline might be to rehabilitate HRT without sufficient recognition of the long-term potential harm. Prof Valerie Beral, an Oxford epidemiologist who leads the Million Women study which linked HRT to breast and ovarian cancer, told the Guardian that the risks were clear. “About one million UK women are currently… Read full this story
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