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PJ Hamel

PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor
posted 02/09/2009, comments (2)

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
Haralee
posted 10/16/2008, comment (1)

Get a Good Night Sleep

After I was into breast cancer treatments, I was thrown into menopause. So involved with this life threatening  disease, I was oblivious of the side effects of menopause until they hit me all at once. The night sweats were the worst. I was not getting any sleep, so I felt even worse and my diminished coping skills were compromised even more.... Read moreChevron
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PJ Hamel

PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor
posted 07/02/2008, comments (0)

Zoladex and Lupron FAQs: Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer

Q. I’ve been diagnosed with ER-receptive breast cancer, and once I finish chemo my doctor is considering two hormone drugs: tamoxifen, and Zoladex. I know all about tamoxifen, but what’s Zoladex?    A. Zoladex (goserelin) and Lupron (leuprolide) are both drugs that prevent your brain from sending signals to your ovaries... Read moreChevron
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Natalia Hernandez

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A 27-year-old Inspiration
posted 05/27/2008, comments (25)

After the Hair Loss, Early Menopause: Finally Something Exciting While Living with Cancer

  Hi everyone!  So I'm sure a lot of you are dealing with your hair falling out from chemo. And if you're like me, and cancer treatment pushed you into early menopause (I'm in my late 20s), then you absolutely understand the agony of hot flashes and being hot all the time.  This time that I have been away, I have been trying to... Read moreChevron
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PJ Hamel

PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor
posted 05/22/2008, comment (1)

Hot Flashes: An Effective Treatment at Last?

The Lancet Oncology, a monthly British journal focusing on cancer research, contains a small article in its June edition that will probably slip right past most people. But for millions of women worldwide, this article may hold the key to their health and happiness for years to come.   A new all-natural mood elevator? Safe, side... Read moreChevron
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