Does hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cause breast cancer? An application of causal principles to three studies

Samuel Shapiro; Richard D T Farmer; John C Stevenson; Henry G Burger; Alfred O Mueck; Anne Gompel

doi:10.1136/jfprhc-2012-100508

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Samuel Shapiro Visiting Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard D T Farmer Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John C Stevenson Consultant Physician and Reader in Metabolic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London and Brompton Hospital, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Henry G Burger Emeritus Director, Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton and Consultant Endocrinologist, Jean Hailes Medical Centre for Women, Clayton, Victoria, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alfred O Mueck Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, University Women's Hospital, Tubingen, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne Gompel Professor of Gynaecology, Gynaecological Endocrinology Unit, Paris Descartes University, APHP, Port-Royal Hospital, Paris, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Samuel Shapiro, Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town Medical School, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa;samshap{at}mweb.co.za

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Shapiro S, Farmer RDT, Stevenson JC, et al

Does hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cause breast cancer? An application of causal principles to three studies

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2013;39:80-88.

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Received October 9, 2012
Accepted November 8, 2012
First published March 14, 2013.

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July 08, 2020

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