the American Cancer Society estimates 650,000 lives spared from cancer 2005 to 1990 . Cancer death rate for men dropped by 11.4 percent , in women , 19.2 percent . HRT fell from grace after a large government-funded study known as the Women 's Health Initiative was stopped early because the risks of HRT , including an increased risk of breast cancer , greatly outnumbered the benefits of the therapy . Drop in breast cancer attributed to decreased use of hormone replacement therapy .
the American Cancer Society estimates 650,000 lives spared from cancer 2005 to 1990 . Cancer death rate for men dropped by 11.4 percent , in women , 19.2 percent . Drop in breast cancer attributed to decreased use of hormone replacement therapy .