Breast cancer survivors face unique challenges treating menopause symptoms
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Breast cancer survivors face unique challenges treating menopause symptoms

Breast cancer survivors managing menopause symptoms face extra complications around hormone therapy, but doctors say non-hormonal options and pelvic floor therapy can help.

October marks both Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Menopause Awareness Month, highlighting the challenges some breast cancer patients and survivors face when seeking relief from menopause symptoms.

The Long Sip
What happened

The Michigan Menopause Collaborative brought health care providers together to discuss how breast cancer survivors can safely manage menopause symptoms.

The detail

Dr Carrie Leff said cancer history is a huge piece of information when discussing hormones, as some hormone-based therapies may not be appropriate depending on a woman's treatment history.

What it means

Non-hormonal treatments and pelvic floor therapy are available options, and providers urge women to raise all symptoms including sexual health concerns with their oncology team.

For you

Women with a breast cancer history are advised to discuss menopause symptoms with both their oncologist and a menopause-certified provider, who can be found via The Menopause Society website.

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What readers are saying

CoastalPauline
Dr Leff made the point that a woman's breast cancer history and current treatment must shape every decision on hormone therapy. That means the oncology team really has to be part of the conversation from the start so non-hormonal options like pelvic floor therapy can be properly explored instead of women simply being told to put up with symptoms.
maz1966
The story mentions pelvic floor therapy for pain and sexual dysfunction but does not say how easy it is to access outside major cities.
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