Is hormone replacement therapy a possibility after treatment for breast cancer?

HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AFTER CURATIVE CANCER THERAPY, ESP 5 YEARS SINCE THE TREATMENT, IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY, BUT ITS USE MUST BE HIGHLY MONITORED AND USED IN ONLY SELECT SITUATIONS. A FEW ADDITIONAL PIECES OF INFORMAION ARE ALSO HELPFUL, INCLUDING THE ONCO- DX LEVEL, THE FACT OF WHETHER THE TUMOR WAS TRIPLE-NEGATIVE AND THE PRESENCE OF ABSENCE OF HER-2-NEU LEVELS. MANY DOCTORS WILL PERMIT LOW HORMONE REPLACEMENT MEDS IF ALL THE FACTORS ARE FAVORABLE. THESE FACTORS ARE COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING: 1)THE DISEASE WAS INITIALLY VERY EARLY AND AS YOU DESCRIBED 2)A 5 YEAR FREEDOM OF DISEASE, SINCE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, HAS TRANSPIRED. BUT, I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY ONCOLOGISTS REFUSE TO TAKE ANY RISKS OF STIMULAING A CANCER BY ADDING HORMONES, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE PATIENT SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSION OF THE PROS AND CONS OF DOING THIS. REMEMBER, THAT THESE DECISIONS ARE DECIDED ON A RISK VERSUS REWARD BASIS.