U.S. breast cancer rate falls
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_on_he_me/breast_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061214/2006_12_14t125618_450x300_us_breast_cancer_hrt.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=4iC48pwllqR0bPjlpMMVKw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A doctor examines a breast X-Ray in an undated file photo. A sharp decline in new breast cancer cases in 2003 in the United States have come because millions of older women ceased hormone replacement therapy the previous year, researchers said on Thursday. (National Cancer Institute/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a startling turnaround, breast cancer rates in the United States dropped dramatically in 2003, and experts said they believe it is because many women stopped taking hormone pills.</p><br clear="all"/>