Like you, I am (so far) a cancer survivor....ovarian cancer, another estrogen fed cancer that is particularly deadly, due in part because there is no early screening and thus it is most often diagnosed at a much later stage when treatment options are still rather limited.

In no uncertain terms, my gynecological oncologist, whose skill I credit with saving my life, dismissed any discussion about possible HRT. I brought it up because I was seeing rapidly developing aging changes during post cancer treatment follow-up.

My understanding is that some estrogen is still produced post-menopause, especially (somehow) in fatty tissue. Between my cancer treatment and my physique, my oncologist believed I was making zero estrogen and that this was important to preventing cancer recurrence.

He has since moved to a different state so I do not see him anymore. Would love to hear his assessment of all the present discussion of using HRT for hot flashes and for osteo problems. Will ask a different oncologist at my next review but would be nice if an oncological specialist at Mayo might engage here and enlighten us on current thinking.

I do not doubt the substantial benefits of estrogen for all sorts of things. And the old HRT study may well be flawed. But are there other studies, completed or in the works, that show that HRT benefits might outweigh cancer risks?