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Hormone replacement increases the risk of breast cancer in women?

Hormone replacement increases the risk of breast cancer in women?

The use of estrogen alone has little influence in the risk of developing breast cancer, but it is associated with the risk of developing endometrial cancer.

Hormone replacement is mainly due to the replacement of estrogen and / or progesterone. The hormone replacement most closely related to breast cancer is the one in which there is the use of associated hormones, ie tablets containing the combination of estrogen and progesterone.

According to data from a US study called WHI (Women's Health Initiative) the use of estrogen alone has little influence on the risk of developing breast cancer but is associated with the risk of developing endometrial cancer.

Contraindications of hormone replacement

Due to the potential of hormone replacement therapy the risk of breast cancer, these drugs are contraindicated in patients at high risk of developing the disease whether based on family history (first or second degree relatives or other relatives with breast cancer at an early age, men with breast cancer, relatives with ovarian cancer) or because they have a known defective gene predisposing to having breast cancer, as in the case of the American actress (BRCA1 or BRCA2).

Exams

Women who are indicated for hormone replacement and use therapy are generally low risk breast cancer patients, and although hormone replacement increases this risk, medical societies do not recommend imaging examinations more frequently and in less time for asymptomatic patients and with normal imaging.

The most appropriate would be to follow up with a professional in the area, preferably with the mastologist, as well as performing mammography annually, but in a systematic way, that is, not delaying the completion of this examination. In some cases, the mastologist may request a complementary breast ultrasonography because, with hormonal replacement, the breasts may remain dense presenting a limitation for the detection of nodules by mammography.


Consuming tomatoes and apples helps restore ex-smokers' lungs

Consuming tomatoes and apples helps restore ex-smokers' lungs

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A tattoo of henna caused chemical burns in a girl of seven years

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