HRT linked to 2.7 times greater risk of developing breast cancer

The risks of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have been underestimated, experts have said.

Taking the treatment to combat the effects of the menopause could mean that women are 2.7 times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who are not, a new study has found.

Women taking combined HRT are more likely to develop the disease, with risk increasing the longer it is used, the study found.