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. 2015 May 9;385(9980):1835–1842. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61687-1

Table.

Estimated excess incidence of ovarian cancer in England associated with 5 years and with 10 years of hormone therapy use, starting at age 50 years

5 year incidence of ovarian cancer per 1000 never-users of hormone therapy Absolute 5 year excess incidence per 1000 users with 5 years of hormone therapy use Absolute 5 year excess incidence per 1000 users with 10 years of hormone therapy use
Age 50–54 years 1·2 0·52 0·52
Age 55–59 years 1·6 0·37 0·67
Age 60–64 years 2·1 0·10 0·61
Excess incidence .. 0·99 per 1000; 1 in 1000 users 1·80 per 1000; 1 in 600 users
Excess deaths .. 0·6 per 1000; 1 in 1700 users 1·2 per 1000; 1 in 800 users

Methods and sources of data are provided in appendix p 11.