Menopause occurs when
a woman’s reproductive
cycle is over and she can
no longer produce offspring.
For many women, menopause
occurs around age 50.
While menopause itself is
not a risk for breast or other
cancers, it’s important
to know that some symptom
treatments and other
factors can increase
the risk for cancer among
menopausal women.
The North American
Menopause Society says
that a woman going
through perimenopause
and menopause may experience
various symptoms, which
can range from hair loss to
food cravings to hot flashes to
vaginal dryness. The National
Institutes of Health indicates
some women undergo combined
hormone therapy, also
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called hormone replacement
therapy to help relieve menopausal
symptoms such as hot
flashes and osteoporosis. This
therapy replaces estrogen and
progestin, which diminish in
a woman’s body after menopause
sets in. However,
NIH’s Women’s Health
Initiative Study has
found that women undergoing
this therapy
have a higher risk of
breast cancer, among
other conditions.
WebMD says
evidence suggests
that the longer a
woman is exposed to female
hormones, whether it’s those
made by the body, taken as a
drug, or delivered by a patch,
the more likely she is to develop
breast cancer. That means that
hormone replacement therapy
can increase breast cancer risk
Menopause itself is not a risk for breast or other cancers, but it’s important to know that some symptom treatments
and other factors can increase the risk for cancer among menopausal women.
and also indicates that the longer
a woman remains fertile
the greater her risk for certain
cancers. Women who began
menstruating before age 12 or
entered menopause after age
55 will have had many ovulations.
This increases the risk
of uterine, breast, and ovarian
cancers, states the American
Society of Clinical Oncology.
It also may impact a woman’s
chances of developing endometrial
cancer.
Gaining weight after menopause
can also increase a woman’s
risk of breast cancer, states
the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Therefore, maintaining a
healthy weight or even losing a
little weight can be beneficial.
Women who enter menopause
are not necessarily at a
higher risk for breast cancer,
but some factors tied to menopause
can play a role. Women
who want to lower their risk for
various cancers are urged to eat
healthy diets, quit smoking and
maintain healthy body weights.
Menopause
and breastcancer
risk
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