Symptoms Of Treatment-Induced Menopause In Breast Cancer Patients Eased By Non-Drug Treatments

Researchers from The Netherlands have found that the menopausal symptoms caused by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be ameliorated considerably through the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)[1] and physical exercise (PE)…

HRT With Estrogen Added Raises Breast Cancer Risk

According to a study published March 15 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, thoughts about how estrogen alone or estrogen in addition to progestin influence the risk of developing breast cancer has considerably changed in the past 10 years due to results from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) randomized placebo-controlled hormone therapy trials, and from large p…

Breast Cancer Risk Related To Menopausal Hormone Therapy

In the past decade, results from large prospective cohort studies and the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) randomized placebo-controlled hormone therapy trials have substantially changed thoughts about how estrogen alone and estrogen plus progestin influence the risk of breast cancer, according to a review published in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute…

Study Indicates Use Of Estrogen-Only Form Of Menopausal Hormone Therapy Continues To Protect Women From Breast Cancer

Rowan T. Chlebowski, M.D., Ph.D…

Estrogen After Menopause Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Some Women

If one thing’s clear about the data on the health effects of hormone replacement therapy after menopause, it’s that they’re confusing. But researchers are continually learning more about which women can safely use estrogen or progestin, and when. In the latest study, published in the journal Lancet Oncology, scientists once again mined data from the [...]

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