Hot flashes (aka vasomotor symptoms) can be one of the most uncomfortable menopause symptoms for some – and seeing as HRT isn ...

Hormone therapy (also called hormonal therapy or endocrine therapy) slows or stops the growth of hormone-sensitive tumors by blocking the body’s ability to produce hormones or by interfering with the ...

The determination of this index is obligatory due to the widespread use of menopausal hormone therapy in treatment programs, which is associated with the risk of venous thromboembolic complications ...

If approved, patients in Europe with stage II or III HR+/HER2- early breast cancer (EBC) at high risk of recurrence, including those with node-negative disease, will be eligible for adjuvant treatment ...

Background 10% of postmenopausal breast cancer cases are attributed to a high body mass index (BMI). BMI underestimates body ...

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a landmark study among 161,808 postmenopausal women that has been ongoing for more than ...

As we mark World Menopause Day on October 18, the University of Sunderland’s Professor Yitka Graham, an expert in the field of women’s health, discusses inequities in menopause care, cultural and ...

Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer cases may be linked to excess body fat, suggests Spanish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Constipation in menopause is not unusual. Hormonal fluctuation, such as lower estrogen and progesterone levels, may affect the digestive tract. Different types of treatment could help promote ...

For about two years, I thought was relatively free of menopausal symptoms. That increasingly painful ache in my hip? Must have overdone it on my run… The quiet, but ever-present anxiety? Surely that’s ...

Stage IV cancers have spread (metastasized) beyond the breast and nearby lymph nodes to other parts of the body. When breast cancer spreads, it most commonly goes to the bones, liver, and lungs. It ...

Women with severe symptoms now have several drug options to consider. Some women can safely use menopausal hormone therapy, or MHT. Two decades ago, hormone therapy for women in the menopausal ...