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I am facing a decision about whether to take an aromatase inhibitor (estrogen blocking) drug after I finish radiation treatment for stage 1 breast cancer. These new drugs are being recommended instead of Tamoxofin, the old drug, because they completely stop production of estrogen in the body rather than just blocking it, as Tamoxofin does. The part that concerns me is that the course of treatment is so long - five years. How can I be sure that blocking all estrogen for this period won't increase my risk for Alzheimer's (which my mother died from)? Will my body even start producing estrogen again once I am through with the aromatase inhibitor? (I am 63 years old but in great shape and excellent health otherwise.)
Hi Kate,
This would be a question for your doctor but you may want to try the www.healthcentral.com cancer site as you will have people there who deal directly with cancer.
Best wishes to you. You've had a long haul. I hope you get help in making this important decision.
Carol
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Carol....thank you for a most informative post on HRT. I continued my study of HRT with the web site you have given. I was on HRT therapy for 10 years then after surgery was on estrogen therapy only. I continued that for 13 years until after my diagnosis of dementia in which the estrogen therapy was discontinued. All the information presented was a informative read. I am pleased the outcome of the trial was printed for all to read.
Thanks, Sandy. So many of us have been on estrogen, in different forms, and it was touted as great for the brain. I wasn't pleased to read the study, but information is what we need. We research, do what we can, and move on.
Take care,
Carol