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HRT for Menopause and the Health Risks: Just How Safe?

A new study in last Wednesday's New England Journal of Medicine offers both good and bad news to women suffering from the effects of menopause.   First, the bad news. New evidence from the massive Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, completed in 2002, indicates that women double their risk of breast cancer when they take Prempro (a... Read moreChevron
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HRT, Oncotype DX, And Effective Breast Exams: News From The SABCS

The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), held earlier this month, is the premier scientific symposium in the world for breast oncologists, breast cancer researchers, and associated healthcare professionals. Its mission is to “encompass the full spectrum of breast cancer research and facilitate the rapid transition of new... Read moreChevron
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HRT: Another Reason to Avoid It.

Hey there, you with the hot flashes, night sweats, sleeplessness, and nasty moods—thinking about taking some hormones to ease the rocky path through menopause? It’s easy; just take a pill to replace that estrogen your ovaries aren’t making any more, and before you know it you’re back to your old (or is that younger?)... Read moreChevron
posted 04/22/2008, comments (2)|
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The Costs of Breast Cancer

You’ve seen the ads: “Going out to dinner: $50. Ordering dessert: $16.00. Staying for coffee: $8. Giving your kitchen the night off: priceless. There are some things money can’t buy…” Followed by the MasterCard message.That’s how I feel about having breast cancer. “Mastectomy and reconstruction: $48,000.... Read moreChevron
posted 04/13/2008, comments (2)|
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Breast Cancer and Hormone Replacement Therapy

Many women who took a combination hormone replacement therapy drug—estrogen and progestin, e.g., Prempro, et. al.—ceased their medication back in July, 2002, when a major clinical trial showed that these HRT drugs seemed to be a breast cancer risk factor. Another study, released in December, 2006, reinforced that belief. And a further... Read moreChevron
posted 03/06/2008, comments (3)|
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