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Breast cancer radiation after 70? What options have you considered?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Feb 8, 2023 | Replies (33)Comment receiving replies
Chris, are you suggesting that those of us on AIs should avoid products containing Black Cohosh? When my breast cancer was discovered and I was taken off of hormone therapy, the Women’s Health physician at Mayo advised taking Nature’s Way AM/PM Menopause Formula to help with symptoms. This contains Black Cohosh. I am now a year out from the diagnosis and I a, wondering if I should try life without it.
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When your doctor told you to avoid soy products, it’s because he was referring to natural estrogens. Black cohosh isn’t exactly an estrogen but there is evidence that it activates estrogens within the body. This is why products like estroven include doses of soy and black cohosh, there are many other natural products that create estrogens or activate them in the body. If you read about phytoestrogens, it is amazing what you can learn. They are definitely a mixed curse/blessing. I think life is a balance ours is just a little more precarious. The formula you take is definitely less dangerous to you than estrogen replacement therapy would be.