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It’s not for doctors, researchers or other commentators to decide whether the risks of menopausal hormone therapy outweigh the benefits for individual women. racorn/Shutterstock

Here’s what you need to know about menopausal hormone therapy and cancer risk

Emily Banks, Australian National University

The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) doubles the risk of breast cancer in menopausal women. But that doesn't mean it has no place in alleviating moderate to severe symptoms of menopause.
Gender dysphoria is when a person’s subjectively felt gender is incongruent with her or his biological sex. Purple Sherbet Photography/Flickr

Children with gender dysphoria deserve better from the law

Malcolm Smith, Queensland University of Technology

The legal steps they're required to take for gender dysphoria treatment places an unnecessary burden on children and their families.

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  1. Breast Cancer
  2. Cancer in Africa
  3. Cancer research
  4. Gender dysphoria
  5. Hormone replacement therapy
  6. Menopause
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