Jul 22, 2026 · 14 min · 9 segments
Breast cancer risk. Heart disease. Hip fractures. Alzheimer's. In this Summer Short, *Estrogen Matters* co-authors Dr. Avrum Bluming (oncologist) and Dr. Carol Tavris (social psychologist) walk…
Carol TavrisGuest
Stacey LondonHost
What do you think the biggest misconceptions around HRT are and why do they persist?
Well, I think the biggest fear is about hormone replacement therapy is its association with breast cancer.
If it isn't ovarian cancer, there was even an article, a presentation relating hormones to lung cancer or lung cancer deaths, all of which are not true.
But every time somebody waves that red flag in a theater, people pay attention.
And in case you thought that there was a reason to take hormones, when the Women's Health Initiative first published their result in July of 2002, They said it really doesn't do anything good, and it does a lot of bad things.
And by the way, they said a little over a year and a half later, it has no effect on quality of life.
First, the median age of the women was 63 and half were overweight or obese and a significant number were smokers.
What do you think the biggest misconceptions around HRT are and why do they persist?
Well, I think the biggest fear is about hormone replacement therapy is its association with breast cancer.
If it isn't ovarian cancer, there was even an article, a presentation relating hormones to lung cancer or lung cancer deaths, all of which are not true.
But every time somebody waves that red flag in a theater, people pay attention.
And in case you thought that there was a reason to take hormones, when the Women's Health Initiative first published their result in July of 2002, They said it really doesn't do anything good, and it does a lot of bad things.
And by the way, they said a little over a year and a half later, it has no effect on quality of life.
First, the median age of the women was 63 and half were overweight or obese and a significant number were smokers.
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