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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t have anyone to recommend, but I think it’s great that you are exploring it.

Estrogen dies not cause breast cancer, although it does feed it if you already have it. There are so many lifestyle choices we can make to lower our risk of breast cancer (not talking about HRT, more diet, exercise, alcohol etc.). People are unwilling to do these things, but shout cancer when anyone brings up HRT, which actually does have a lot of health benefits. Sure, you have to be diligent regarding lowering risk of and screening for breast cancer, but you should be doing that anyway.

To those saying no, read the book estrogen matters by Avron Bluming. [/quote]

DCIS is breast cancer so I am not exactly following. [/quote]

there are doctors questioning whether we should be describing DCIS as cancer.

https://ascopost.com/issues/march-10-2024/reframing-dcis-as-an-opportunity-for-cancer-prevention/

Taking the Word ‘Cancer’ Out of DCIS

Telling a woman she has breast cancer is a life-altering diagnosis. To potentially, albeit unknowingly, use those words to describe DCIS and send her down the path of potentially morbid procedures is life-altering as well. It would likely be helpful to women with DCIS to take the word "cancer" out of the diagnosis, since DCIS, by itself, is not life-threatening.

This approach is true for other cancers, such as Gleason 6 prostate cancer as well. For example, Gleason 6 prostate cancer is a disease that can be surveilled, and we have called for the elimination of the word "cancer" in both diseases.

We need to rethink what we call cancer and remember our Hippocratic decree to "first, do no harm." Let’s continue to challenge our understanding of DCIS and evolve to a finer-tuned classification and treatment system for our patients. Now is the time to find a better path forward for all women with DCIS and to start thinking about the diagnosis as a window of opportunity for prevention. [/quote]

The women for whom DCIS can be watched and not treated are those who are very old and grade 1. [/quote]

Gosh, this is not true at all. New poster to this thread but the post above is just wrong. [/quote]

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