Hormone study still worries women, 10 years later

By Maggie Fox

  When her aunt died of breast cancer, Mari-Anne Pisarri had no doubts about what caused it. She was certain it was estrogen pills. "So when the Women's Health Initiative released their findings, I thought, 'Well, of course, Aunt Betty could have told them that years ago'," said Pisarri, a 56-year-old partner at a Washington, D.C. law firm.

  source:    http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/06/12603343-hormone-study-still-worries-women-10-years-later?lite

  Paper of the 2002 study: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/pr_02-7-9.pdf

  This was one of the factors I considered before going on HRT.  However, in the study, for the possible exception of breast cancer that women with a uterus still be concerned in that 2002 study.  There is an implication that those women who got hysterectomies do benefit more from the HRT than their sisters, despite the increased chance of breast cancer.  This may apply to those who are male to female transsexuals.  More studies are needed for our group to know how much the 2002 all biological female study apply to us. 
  I do need to do my monthly check.  Funny, I don't bother the breasts since I was on HRT.  Before I tried to knead the very little tissue that was there.
  Joelene]

The Global Menopause Summit may be of interest.

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/05/20/global.menopause.summit.concludes.hrt.safe.healthy.women.entering.menopause


As far as breast cancer is concerned when all of the other life style indications are taken into account HRT is insignificant in development of breast cancer.

I emailed the American Cancer Association for information regarding transgender and intersex participation in the longitudinal CPS-3 study which is having enrollment meetings around the US starting this week. If I hear back I will post. In the mean time, all members in the US between 35 and 65 should consider enrolling in the study if they have never had cancer (minor skin cancer is ok).

Participation entails an initial survey and one blood sampling, followed by periodic surveys over many years.

Link to the main study enrollment site:

Enrollment eligibility and process:
http://www.cancer.org/Research/ResearchProgramsFunding/Epidemiology-CancerPreventionStudies/CancerPreventionStudy-3/enrollment-eligibility-and-process

Locations:
http://www.cancer.org/Research/ResearchProgramsFunding/Epidemiology-CancerPreventionStudies/CancerPreventionStudy-3/cps3-locations

To add some... it also has been found that Statins and Lipitor ALSO increase canser risk, and THIS only one of plenty more side effects.
Does anyone talk about that? No, not really since they are sold by the billions, at any rate.

As for E2... I go with Cindy's comment.

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