coronary heart disease, stroke, breast
cancer, ovarian
cancer, lung
cancer, colorectal
cancer, hip fracture, pulmonary embolus, and death due to all causes. A lot of additional data was collected
in order to compare similar groups of women in terms of other factors.
The women were similar in terms of baseline risk factors for cardiovascular disease and cancer, although
the women who had their ovaries removed were slightly older and slightly more likely to be using or have
used hormone therapy.