Hormone treatment after menopause, already known to increase the risk of breast cancer, also makes it more likely that the cancer will be advanced and deadly, a study finds.

更年期后的激素治疗已经被大家熟知会增加乳腺癌的风险。一项研究也发现激素有可能使乳腺癌恶化而致命。

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Pregnancy. Pregnancy may increase the risk of having a severe asthma attack. For some women, however, hormone changes during pregnancy may actually improve asthma symptoms.

妊娠。妊娠可能会增加严重哮喘发作的风险。然而，对于某些妇女来说，妊娠期间激素的变化反而会改善哮喘的症状。

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In children who are still growing, too much growth hormone can cause a condition called gigantism that leads to an abnormal increase in height as well as excess bone growth.

在生长发育期的儿童，过多的生长激素可导致称为巨人症的疾病，表现为身材异常高大，同时伴有过度骨生长。

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Many menopausal women who are afraid that hormone replacement therapy could increase their risk of breast cancer have turned to the herbal supplement black cohosh an alternative in recent years.

NPR: Menopause Study: Herbal Remedies Don't Help

The proof, apparently, that taking hormone replacement therapy does significantly increase the risk of breast cancer.

BBC: Breakfast with Frost

But another explanation could be changes in lifestyle factors which increase the risk of hormone-dependent tumours, such as women having babies at an older age, obesity after menopause and use of hormone replacement therapy.

BBC: Breast cancer biology 'changing'