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Is Estrogen the Enemy of Women Who Have Had Breast Cancer? A Conversation with Dr. Melody Rodarte, DO

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  • Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?
  • The "Change of Life" and the Quality of Life
  • Matters of the Heart
  • Breaking Bad
  • Losing and Using Our Minds
  • Can Breast Cancer Survivors Take Estrogen?
  • Progesterone and the Pill
  • Debates, Decisions, and Final Lessons in the Case for HRT

That is a list of chapter titles in the book, Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives—Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer by medical oncologist Avrum Bluming, MD, and social psychologist, Carol Tavris, PhD.

I was introduced to the book by my former PCP, Dr. Melody Rodarte, DO. It reads like a thriller. The introduction is even called, "Who Killed HRT?"

The authors tell a riveting story. Over 20 years ago, they indicate that a poorly conceived and misinformed study from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) swept through the medical community, indicating a causal connection of estrogen and breast cancer and demonizing the use of estrogen to treat menopausal women.

"... We will show in a close examination of the WHI studies, some of those claims were exaggerated, some were misleading, and some were just wrong—and several of the WHI investigators themselves eventually backed away from them."

The book delivers the goods, names names, and provides more than 50 pages of referenced articles and studies to back up their claims that "estrogen matters."

"But wait, Jan! My oncologist has told me ... " Yes, I totally understand. Mine has told me the same things. You'll hear my story in the interview. Now that I've read the book, I'm sending my onc a copy and begging her to look into it. You might consider doing the same thing. This quote in the book says it all.

"All scientific work is incomplete—whether it be observational or experimental. All scientific work is liable to be upset or modified by advancing knowledge. That does not confer upon us a freedom to ignore the knowledge we already have, or to postpone the action that it appears to demand at a given time." —Austin Bradford Hill, 1965 (Hill is the British biostatistician who pioneered the randomized clinical trial)

Why should we even consider using estrogen as women who have gone through breast cancer treatment? Here are a few reasons from the book's back cover.

  • "There is no current way to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia—except estrogen."
  • "Seven times as many women die of heart disease as die of breast cancer annually. In fact, heart disease, not cancer, is the leading cause of death among breast cancer survivors, and HRT can decrease that risk by 30 to 50 percent."
  • "The same number of women die annually following osteoporotic hip fracture as die of breast cancer, and HRT can cut this risk in half."
  • "There is no evidence to support the current medical advice to take HRT at the lowest dose for the shortest period of time."
  • "HRT is the most effective treatment for all menopausal symptoms, not only the familiar hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia—which can last seven years or longer—but also heart palpitations, joint and muscle aches, headaches, bladder problems, sexual discomforts, and depression, which many women do not realize are often signs of menopause as well."
  • "Women taking HRT live, on average, several years longer than those not taking it."
  • "Estrogen does not increase the risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer is not a disease, as some professionals believe, 'of having too much estrogen in your body.' Even breast cancer survivors may safely take HRT under a doctor's supervision, and it will not increase their risk of recurrence."

Please read it yourself. Do your own research. Discuss it with your providers. Be your own advocate.

Find out more about the book on their website at Estrogen Matters.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer

Find out more about our private Facebook support groups (Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, Booby Buddies en español) here.

Joining our Newsletter List will give you a monthly recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support.

If you're a woman who is tired of merely surviving breast cancer—If you want to heal deeper and faster in a safe community of like-minded women—THRIVER NATION is for you! Learn more on our website.

Subscribe to our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

Watch original video here.

This interview is provided as an educational and informational source for our community. As with everything we provide on our website, on our podcast, and inside our private support groups, the information provided is not intended to be a substitute for advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

  continue reading

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Treść dostarczona przez Jan James. Cała zawartość podcastów, w tym odcinki, grafika i opisy podcastów, jest przesyłana i udostępniana bezpośrednio przez Jan James lub jego partnera na platformie podcastów. Jeśli uważasz, że ktoś wykorzystuje Twoje dzieło chronione prawem autorskim bez Twojej zgody, możesz postępować zgodnie z procedurą opisaną tutaj https://pl.player.fm/legal.
  • Does Estrogen Cause Breast Cancer?
  • The "Change of Life" and the Quality of Life
  • Matters of the Heart
  • Breaking Bad
  • Losing and Using Our Minds
  • Can Breast Cancer Survivors Take Estrogen?
  • Progesterone and the Pill
  • Debates, Decisions, and Final Lessons in the Case for HRT

That is a list of chapter titles in the book, Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives—Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer by medical oncologist Avrum Bluming, MD, and social psychologist, Carol Tavris, PhD.

I was introduced to the book by my former PCP, Dr. Melody Rodarte, DO. It reads like a thriller. The introduction is even called, "Who Killed HRT?"

The authors tell a riveting story. Over 20 years ago, they indicate that a poorly conceived and misinformed study from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) swept through the medical community, indicating a causal connection of estrogen and breast cancer and demonizing the use of estrogen to treat menopausal women.

"... We will show in a close examination of the WHI studies, some of those claims were exaggerated, some were misleading, and some were just wrong—and several of the WHI investigators themselves eventually backed away from them."

The book delivers the goods, names names, and provides more than 50 pages of referenced articles and studies to back up their claims that "estrogen matters."

"But wait, Jan! My oncologist has told me ... " Yes, I totally understand. Mine has told me the same things. You'll hear my story in the interview. Now that I've read the book, I'm sending my onc a copy and begging her to look into it. You might consider doing the same thing. This quote in the book says it all.

"All scientific work is incomplete—whether it be observational or experimental. All scientific work is liable to be upset or modified by advancing knowledge. That does not confer upon us a freedom to ignore the knowledge we already have, or to postpone the action that it appears to demand at a given time." —Austin Bradford Hill, 1965 (Hill is the British biostatistician who pioneered the randomized clinical trial)

Why should we even consider using estrogen as women who have gone through breast cancer treatment? Here are a few reasons from the book's back cover.

  • "There is no current way to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia—except estrogen."
  • "Seven times as many women die of heart disease as die of breast cancer annually. In fact, heart disease, not cancer, is the leading cause of death among breast cancer survivors, and HRT can decrease that risk by 30 to 50 percent."
  • "The same number of women die annually following osteoporotic hip fracture as die of breast cancer, and HRT can cut this risk in half."
  • "There is no evidence to support the current medical advice to take HRT at the lowest dose for the shortest period of time."
  • "HRT is the most effective treatment for all menopausal symptoms, not only the familiar hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia—which can last seven years or longer—but also heart palpitations, joint and muscle aches, headaches, bladder problems, sexual discomforts, and depression, which many women do not realize are often signs of menopause as well."
  • "Women taking HRT live, on average, several years longer than those not taking it."
  • "Estrogen does not increase the risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer is not a disease, as some professionals believe, 'of having too much estrogen in your body.' Even breast cancer survivors may safely take HRT under a doctor's supervision, and it will not increase their risk of recurrence."

Please read it yourself. Do your own research. Discuss it with your providers. Be your own advocate.

Find out more about the book on their website at Estrogen Matters.

Shared with love by Jan James, Hope After Breast Cancer

Find out more about our private Facebook support groups (Booby Buddies, Hope After Breast Cancer, Sex After Breast Cancer, Booby Buddies en español) here.

Joining our Newsletter List will give you a monthly recap of our best content, as well as information about available training and support.

If you're a woman who is tired of merely surviving breast cancer—If you want to heal deeper and faster in a safe community of like-minded women—THRIVER NATION is for you! Learn more on our website.

Subscribe to our Hope After Breast Cancer Podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

Watch original video here.

This interview is provided as an educational and informational source for our community. As with everything we provide on our website, on our podcast, and inside our private support groups, the information provided is not intended to be a substitute for advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation.

  continue reading

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