Menopause hormone therapy in the changing trends of breast cancer in India.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Meeta, Meeta; Tanvir, Tanvir
- Source
- Journal of Mid-life Health. Oct-Dec2020, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p196-198. 3p.
- Subject
- *HORMONE therapy for menopause
*HORMONE receptor positive breast cancer
*BREAST cancer
*TRIPLE-negative breast cancer
- Language
- ISSN
- 0976-7800
With a diverse geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic landscape, India exhibits heterogeneity in cancer incidence. Modified Gail model (Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool [BCRAT]) is a risk prediction tool that gives individual risk estimates for breast cancer development. Even a modest reduction of 2 kg is associated with lower breast cancer risk for women aged 50 years and older.[[11]] Public health messages highlighting the importance of minimizing weight gain and healthy lifestyle choices such as limiting alcohol intake are essential for the prevention of breast cancer. [Extracted from the article]