Misrepresentation of the risk of ovarian cancer among women using menopausal hormones. Spurious findings in a meta-analysis

The meta-analysis did not establish that current-or-recent use of menopausal hormones causes ovarian cancer. The strong likelihood is that early symptoms of as yet undiagnosed ovarian cancer “caused” current-or-recent short-duration hormone use, not the reverse. The representation of the number of extra cases, and fatal cases, among hormone users was misleading and alarmist.