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Zometa infusions to help prevent bone loss from cancer treatments

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 26 12:21pm | Replies (165)
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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.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Mar 25, 2022

Even if ovaries are removed, the body still makes some estrogen in adrenal glands and fat. Tamoxifen blocks estrogen receptors, so is used for women who still have estrogen produced in ovaries. Aromatase inhibitors block estrogen produced in the adrenals, and are only used for women post-menopause. While removing ovaries reduces risk 50% according to one study I read, women who have ovaries removed are then able to take aromatase inhibitors, further reducing risk substantially.

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