Breast discharge usually happens when a person is pregnant or nursing, and it can also occur shortly after childbirth or a pregnancy loss. Hormones play a key role in the production of this discharge.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developing breast cancer nearly two decades after they stop taking the pills, long-term ...

Hormone-dependent breast cancer (HDBC), also known as hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, is a type of breast cancer driven by hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. It is estimated that ...

All types of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), with the exception of vaginally-inserted estrogen, are associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, concludes a large meta-analysis.

A woman's breasts and brain are closely connected through hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Breast cancer treatments can induce sudden, menopause-like hormonal changes, affecting mental health.

SAN ANTONIO — Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developing breast cancer nearly two decades after they stop taking the pills, long-term results ...

For people who want to prevent pregnancy, birth-control drugs come with an obvious reward. They also come with some small risks—including, for some forms, a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.

The research, published in the journal The Lancet on Thursday, found that risks increased steadily the longer the hormone replacement therapy was used, and were greater for estrogen-progestogen ...