Women urged to weigh up HRT risks

WOMEN in Ireland are being encouraged to weigh up the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) used to treat the symptoms of menopause.

The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) is giving this advice in response to a British study which found HRT “significantly increases” the risk of ovarian cancer.

University of Oxford researchers said HRT increased the risk of ovarian, breast and womb cancers.