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Ovary removal may increase lung cancer risk.
I found this article in the "ASCO Daily News Briefing" Joe posted on the board yesterday. I swear once dx with bc there always something else to be concerned about.
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Research suggests ovary removal may increase lung cancer risk.
The New York Times (7/25, Rabin) reported, "Women who undergo hysterectomies often have both ovaries removed along with the uterus in order to prevent ovarian cancer." Now, researchers at the University of Montreal are suggesting that "ovary removal may increase the risk of another seemingly unrelated ailment, lung cancer." The team made the surprise finding while "investigating the relationship between lung cancer and hormones in women." Although they "found no relationship between hormonal factors like menstruation patterns, child-bearing or breastfeeding histories, and the risk of lung cancer," the group did "discover that women whose menopause had been induced medically were at 1.92 times greater risk of developing lung cancer than women who had experienced natural menopause."
HealthDay (7/24, McKeever) quoted study author Jack Siemiatycki as saying, "It's possible that vulnerability to lung cancer is caused by early and sudden decrease in estrogen levels or potentially long-term use of hormone replacement therapy." The findings were culled from a "study of 999 patients from hospitals across Montreal, including 422 women with lung cancer." The paper appears online in the International Journal of Cancer.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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