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Safety of systemic hormone replacement therapy in breast cancer survivors

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Bluming, A.Z. Safety of systemic hormone replacement therapy in breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat 191, 685–686 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-021-06479-y

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