What are the dangers associated with Prempro?
May 1, 2004 09:26

Study results show that for every 10,000 healthy, postmenopausal women taking PremPro for a year, there would be eight additional cases of breast cancer, seven heart attacks, eight strokes and eight blood clots in the lungs. At first glance, those numbers don�t seem significant. However, in 2002, more than 6 million women were taking PremPro. Statistically, that translates into:

• 480,000 additional breast cancer cases.
• 420,000 more heart attacks.
• 480,000 more strokes.
• 480,000 more blood clot cases.

• 26 percent increase in breast cancer.
• 41 percent increase in strokes.
• 29 percent increase in heart attacks.
• 100 percent increase of blood clots in legs and lungs.