From: healthline.com Breast cancer treatments can cause a rapid decline in sex hormone levels, which can trigger early menopause. This is called medical or surgical menopause, or induced menopause. On average, menopause naturally starts around age 51. But medical menopause can happen earlier in your 20s, 30s, or early 40s. For people with breast cancer, menopause symptoms last longer and …
What to know about metastatic breast cancer in bones
From: medicalnewstoday.com Metastatic breast cancer in the bones refers to cancer that originates from breast tissue but has spread to the bones. A doctor may also refer to metastatic breast cancer in the bones as advanced, stage 4, secondary, or distant breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in females, and it can also affect males. When …
Review provides new recommendations to manage menopausal symptoms after breast cancer
From: news-medical.net A large proportion of the world’s estimated 9.3 million breast cancer survivors experience menopausal symptoms or clinical manifestations of estrogen deficiency. A comprehensive review published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism focuses on current and future approaches to management of menopausal symptoms after breast cancer. Menopause is a normal part of a woman’s aging …