Issue for Week of December 8, 2002 / Vol. 2 No. 49

Study: Halting Combined Hormone Therapy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk Study: Birth Control Pills May Up Breast Cancer Risk for Women With BRCA1 Gene Study: Evidence Strengthens Link Between Progestin and Breast Cancer Study: Patients Over Age 85 Less Likely to Be Given Tamoxifen Saliva Analyzed in Bid to Learn More About Breast Cancer Risk Factors