Hormone therapy breast growth
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Im reading a lot of advice against the use of hormone replacement therapy, but the studies I have researched report that its the combination of progesterone and estrogen that is bad for you, and that estrogen alone may actually decrease the risk of breast cancer. My question then is has anybody else read any studies similar?
Hi,
Hormone therapy means she will need to take tablets for at least 5 years, There are two commonly used groups of drugs now available for hormone therapy in breast cancer patients. The first is tamoxifen and similar compounds, and the second is aromatase inhibitors (leterozole and anastrazole).
Side effect profiles are different in these two are different. Tamoxifen occasionally causes clotting problems like deep vein thrombosis.
Lymph nodes clear. After surgery had mammosite. Should I do hormone therapy? I also had ovarian cancer 2 yrs. ago. Stage 1A also. Doing well here.
Took chemo for OV. and left me with aching legs and joints. The hormone therapy has so many side affects. The drugs suggested for me are Arimidex or Raloxifene. Is there anyone that does not take hormone therapy and is still doing well with no recurrance?
This is because hormone therapy halts the
After surgery there will no doubt be prescribed a Hormone Therapy (Tamoxifen, etc.) for 5 or more years. Cerb-2 is a gene (as is Her2) and since this is negative there would be no need for a specific treatment regarding this result. The seriousness of this individual case will depend upon the treatment prescribed and the response of the cancer to this treatment. In addition to surgery there will I'm sure be Chemotherapy and Radiation plus the above mentioned Hormone Therapy.
A recent study confirmed the long-term superior efficacy and safety of anastrozole (Arimidex) over tamoxifen as initial adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive early breast cancer.
It is apparently considered likely that this would hold true for the other AIs, such as Aromasin, but if you wish, you could ask your doctor about the possibility of trying Arimidex in place of Aromasin.
Best wishes...
I started taking HCG several weeks ago, and last week found a large lump on my breast. I had a normal mammogram about 6 months ago. Could this hormone have caused cancer? Medical tests on the lump are pending.
This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/261975'>BSO - Breast Cancer - hCG</a>.
In general, hormone therapy is not recommended in women who have had HR+ breast cancer. However, these decisions can be discussed with your oncologist and weighed benefit against risk. Your sister’s hormone status has no impact on your situation. There may be other medications that could be tried to deal with some of the menopausal symptoms.
hI, my son now 15 underwent treatment and a bone marrow transplant for Neouroblastoma at the age of four. He's been on growth hormone treatment for 3 years now but with no result. He's only 144cm tall and his endocrinologist says there's no hope because his bones have finished growing and the only suggestion is the bone stretching surgery. Can anyone suggest anything else?
In terms of growth hormone, prematurity and intraventricular hemorrhage are not generally associated with growth hormone deficiency unless there are problems with other hormones also. It is most likely that your granddaughter's small size is due to her former general illness and prematurity. Babies like her need a tremendous amount of nutrition to achieve "catch up" growth, which can sometimes be hard to obtain if she doesn't eat extremely well.
Hi,
even with breast milk the baby needs replacement thryoid hormone. This is urgent and very important for his normal physical and intellectual development. Lack of thyroid hormone in infancy causes severe mental retardation.
His level will depend on his test results. You need to get him on meds asap, if he is not already. He will need regular testing also until his levels reach target. This would be in the upper half of the reference range for FT3 and FT4.
I was diagnosed at age 49 in May, 2007 with Stage II, 3 nodes positive. I had 4 rounds of A/C and 4 rounds of Taxol followed by 33 rounds of radiation. My doctor now wants to put me on hormone therapy. I am premenopausal but haven't gotten my period since July due to chemo. She won't put me on Tamoxifin because of a past history of TIA several years ago. She said I would be at too high a risk for stroke on it.
I have been told from the start that with a lumpectomy I would need radiation. I found out later about the hormone therapy. I want to know if this is standard of care for my situation. I had a 1cm lump including DCIS and ILC. My margins were 6mm, 1cm, 5cm, 6cm. The ILC was in a linear pattern and low nuclear grade. 4 of 4 nodes were negative for cancer. I am ER+ 100% and PR+ 90%. I am HER2 negative. I was told my cancer was caught very early and I should be OK.
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