Hormone therapy linked to deadlier breast cancers

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Avatar f tn Hi, I am sorry to hear that your sister had to battle breast cancer at the age of 28. Breast cancer in younger women tends to be more agressive than that occuring in the older age group. The fact that she had bilateral synchronous cancers at a young age is worrying. However, if a full oncologic surgery is complete, along with chemo and now radiation, then I can assume that she is being treated with a curative intent. Also, you mentioned that she will be put on hormones.
Avatar n tn 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?
Avatar n tn Some research has shown that hormone-receptor-negative breast cancers, ( which triple-negative breast cancers are) actually respond better to chemotherapy than breast cancers that are hormone-receptor-positive.
Avatar n tn Is it common for the cancers to be estrogen positive in one breast and estrogen negative in the other
Avatar f tn Previous research indicated that five or more years of combined hormone-therapy use was necessary to increase overall breast-cancer risk," Dr. Christopher Li of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, who led the study, said in a statement. "Our study, the first specifically designed to evaluate the relationship between combined HRT and lobular breast cancers, suggests that a significantly shorter length of exposure to such hormones may confer an increased risk.
Avatar f tn There are a lot of studies that show a correlation between breast and thyroid cancers. They are both hormone fed cancers too. Just like there is a correlation between thyroid problems and PCOS (just a few of my issues) Bone pain is another issue. Those who on high levels of thyroid replacement meds, are post menopausal, and are not on hormone replacement therapy lose large amount of bone mass. That's why bone density studies are so important (and Calcium with vitamin D) for us.
1162347 tn?1293503170 If my breast specialist and chemotherapist say I can have chemo + radiation without health risks will I still need the Hormone Therapy meds? I need your help + an answer in order to discuss the subject with my Oncology Team this coming Tuesday afternoon, please help me. Thanks in advance for your help.
Avatar n tn There is not one specific regimen used to treat hormone receptor negative and HER2 negative breast cancer. Treatments that would not be used are the hormone therapies that would be used to treat hormone receptive cancers or medications like Herceptin or lapatinib which target the HER2 receptor. The medical oncologist will discuss the chemotherapy regimen best suited to your mother based on their evaluation of the entire situation.
Avatar n tn My nodes were negative and tumor size 0.8 cm with clean margins on lumpectomy. What about hormone therapy? I no longer have my ovaries. Hx of cervical cancer at 27 treated with hysterectomy and last ovary removed 10 yrs ago for benign cyst.
Avatar f tn Hi , Some research has shown that hormone receptor negative breast cancers, which triple-negative breast cancers are actually respond better to chemotherapy than breast cancers that are hormone-receptor-positive. If your Doctor advised you to receive or not to receive Chemotherapy and you are not completely sure what to do,then by all means seek a second opinion from a Breast Specialist.This way you will know how to proceed and what is best for you. Good wishes and prayers are sent your way!
Avatar f tn Treatments that would not be used are the hormone therapies that would be used to treat hormone receptive cancers. Regarding HER2 status if positive there are medications that target the receptor which might be used in conjunction with chemotherapy, if HER2 negative these medications would not be used. The medical oncologist would discuss the regimen best suited to you based on evaluation of the entire situation.
Avatar f tn If your hysterectomy was for benign reasons [not cancer] and you have no history of breast cancer or family history of breast or gynecologic cancers, your doctor may agree to a relatively short course of hormone replacement therapy for your severe symptoms. If you do not want ot take hormones, note that some women have gotten relief from other medications, such as Effexor, or alternative treatments such as black cohosh [an herb]. I hope you find a solution.
Avatar f tn Hi I read your last post and it asked about hormone replacement therapy , this is a different thing from hormone blocker pills as hormone replacement is just what it says it replaces the hormones lost after menopause and I believe that blockers are used to treat women that have hormone dependant cancers in that they block the hormones made in the body that feed the cancer .
Avatar n tn 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?
Avatar f tn On your pathology report, you may see the scores for Hormone Status. This is expressed as a number between 0 and 3. Here’s how to understand the numbers: 0 is no receptors found, 1+ is a small number, 2+ is a medium number, and 3+ is a large number of receptors. What is the percent of hormone receptors? You may also find the number of cells out of 100 cells that tested positive for hormone receptors. This is written as a number between 0% (no receptors) and 100% (all cells have receptors).
Avatar m tn Triple negative breast cancer is just as treatable and curable as other breast cancers. Triple negative just means two things: 1)your tumor was not fueled by female hormones and 2)you are not a candidate for Herceptin or the anti-hormone treatments such as Tamoxifen, so chemotherapy is your only choice. I had triple negative breast cancer and had my surgery almost five years ago. I completed my chemotherapy 4 1/2 years ago. I am still cancer-free.
Avatar m tn Based on their study one could conclude that it is the same whether one takes NUCs or not, at least with regards to malignancies/cancers, because according to their study people on NUCs have slightly lower the incidence of HCC but slightly higher the incidence of other (colorectal and cervical) cancers...in the end having the same rate of cancers...according to their study.
Avatar n tn If breast cancer returns 22 years after having had carcinoma situ which involved no therapy, what are the chances that the reoccurring cancer is related to the first cancer or is a new cancer??
Avatar f tn At this time there appear to be few strong reasons to use post-menopausal hormone therapy (combined PHT or ERT), other than possibly for the short-term relief of menopausal symptoms. Along with the increased risk of breast cancer, combined PHT also appears to increase the risk of heart disease, blood clots, and strokes.
Avatar f tn How closely linked are ovarian and breast cancer? When I had initially gone in and got an ultrasound for my ovary (in Aug. I think) I also complained about pain in my right breast so they ultrasounded that too and they told me there was a tiny cyst (about 2 cm). It is still quite painful quite often. When I went in to get the ovary removed I asked my gyn. about the cyst in my breast and if it could be related and she kind of blew it off saying that it was a totally separate issue.
1743133 tn?1311182382 When she took into account other factors, such as education level, drinking of alcohol, and hormone therapy use, she found a 57% reduction in risk for cancers known as estrogen-receptor negative cancers. This type of breast cancer is less likely to respond to hormone therapy than estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer. However, a U.S. expert warns that the new finding about reduction in risk for ER-negative breast cancer could be due to chance.
Avatar f tn Hormone Replacement Therapy has been proven to increase the incidence of breast cancer and since your cancer was ER+ and you had medication to block the production of the hormone I wouldn't think you would be prescribed HRT now. Keep in mind that the ovaries produce the Estrogen ... not the Uterus. Your sister's cancer would not be related in any way to your cancer ... the fact that one was ER+ and one was not has no bearing on the situation.