KNOW YOUR RISK FOR BREAST CANCER
Another Study Firmly Ties Hormone Use to Breast Cancer
Results of a new federal study on estrogen and progestin pills (HRT) were revealed in December 2008 at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The findings were as follows:
- the risk for breast cancer is doubled for those women taking hormone replacement therapy for five years.
- women taking HRT for even a couple of years had a greater chance of getting cancer.
An earlier study in 2002 on hormone replacement therapy was cut short by 3.5 years because the women in the study were being put at high risk. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that not only did the study find that HRT (in this case, estrogen plus progestin) significantly increases the risk of coronary heart disease, but it greatly increases breast cancer as well.
Hot flashes do not necessarily mean a woman is lacking estrogen or is premenopausal. Other reasons for hot flashes include low progesterone levels, eating a high sugar and high carbohydrate diet, low thyroid and adrenal, birth control pills, and inability of the liver to convert and balance hormones.
Stabilizing female hormones from a medical or natural perspective can be a pretty daunting task. One size does not fit all. The body should be observed as a whole, not just ovarian function. Sometimes simple dietary and lifestyle changes can solve the problem. Otherwise, there are many other options to naturally stabilize hormone activity.
According to the National Centers for Disease Control, coronary heart disease and breast cancer are the two leading causes of death in women in the United States. Considering these risks, I highly recommend that every woman take a simple urine test which determines the ratio of two hormones, a biological marker of breast cancer risk. It is a reflection of what kind of job the liver is doing converting and balancing estrogens. Call Nutritional Direction at 817-283-4424 to find out how to take this test.
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