And this: jury has ruled in favor of a Little Rock woman who accused Wyeth Pharmaceuticals of negligence when she got breast cancer after taking the company’s hormone replacement therapy.
These HRT lawsuits annoy me. Given that the relative risk increase is pretty small, how can anyone know for sure that it was HRT that caused a particular case of breast cancer? Given the relative risk increase number, it is more likely that HRT isn’t responsible.
And this: jury has ruled in favor of a Little Rock woman who accused Wyeth Pharmaceuticals of negligence when she got breast cancer after taking the company’s hormone replacement therapy.
Jurors recommended that Scroggin receive $2.75 million. The punitive phase of the trial is to begin March 3.
(http://www.fox16.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=ba1ba3e8-54ae-4a67-82a5-69944ad708b3)
These HRT lawsuits annoy me. Given that the relative risk increase is pretty small, how can anyone know for sure that it was HRT that caused a particular case of breast cancer? Given the relative risk increase number, it is more likely that HRT isn’t responsible.
Yeah, the preterm baby part is probably your doctor or midwives’ fault. WHATEVER.
SOoooo frustrating!