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Lani · 01-21-2007, 08:47 AM

that with 25 years' use could cause another cancer vs. a source of estrogen-substitute in those with ER+ tumors who are taking AIs to try to starve their tumors of all estrogen (a substance that stimulates them to grow).

There was a report in Spring 2005 of a topical form of tamoxifen
--they showed how well it was absorbed. Since skin becomes dry, thinner, and less resilient after the menopause, whether natural or induced, due to lack of estrogen, many of the compounds put in cream to restore "youthfulness", moisture, etc may have estrogen-like ingredients.In this case, the ingredient is NOT there for that property. It is just a preservative,

I only suggest people think about IF their tumors are ER+ and if they are taking antihormonals, perhaps trying to find a cream which did not use parabens as a preservative might be a cautious (and perhaps prudent) move.

01-21-2007, 08:47 AM	#14
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	the real question is not if it is a bad agent that with 25 years' use could cause another cancer vs. a source of estrogen-substitute in those with ER+ tumors who are taking AIs to try to starve their tumors of all estrogen (a substance that stimulates them to grow). There was a report in Spring 2005 of a topical form of tamoxifen --they showed how well it was absorbed. Since skin becomes dry, thinner, and less resilient after the menopause, whether natural or induced, due to lack of estrogen, many of the compounds put in cream to restore "youthfulness", moisture, etc may have estrogen-like ingredients.In this case, the ingredient is NOT there for that property. It is just a preservative, I only suggest people think about IF their tumors are ER+ and if they are taking antihormonals, perhaps trying to find a cream which did not use parabens as a preservative might be a cautious (and perhaps prudent) move.