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Zometa infusions to help prevent bone loss from cancer treatments
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 26 12:21pm | Replies (165)Comment receiving replies
Is there a test to determine the amount of estrogen the body is producing. If it is almost nothing, Is there a need for Anastrozole? In my case, I lost 1 ovary in 1975 & the other in 1995. Estrogen is produced in ways besides the ovaries, but how much? I am 77 and far past menopause. Thank you.
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I asked my oncologist thevsame question and his answer was essentially whatever the amount of estrogen I am still producing, it was enough to support an estrogen positive tumor. Not the answer I wanted to hear and not even the complete story as estrogen blockers don't reduce the risk to 0% but it was thought-provoking.
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I don’t know if there is a test but it’s worth asking a doctor or lab. The removal of ovaries is recommended for a pre menopause breast cancer patient as an alternative to estrogen blockers and tamoxifen. You could ask your doctor to take a break from anastrozole for x months to see what happens.