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J Epidemiol Community Health 2009;63:23 doi:10.1136/jech.2009.096701w
  • Wednesday 9 September, Parallel session A
  • Cancer I

Incidence of central nervous system tumours with the use of hormone replacement therapy

  1. V. Benson,
  2. K. Pirie,
  3. J. Green,
  4. G. Reeves,
  5. V. Beral
  1. Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

      Background

      Approximately 4300 people are diagnosed with a brain or other central nervous system (CNS) tumour annually in the UK. They have poor prognosis, yet little is known about risk factors of the tumours.

      Objectives

      To investigate the role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and the risk of brain and …

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