Be Wary of Custom Hormones (ThirdAge) by Estrogen progesterone

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:04:11 -0400

Be Wary of Custom Hormones (ThirdAge)

by Estrogen progesterone @ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:04:11 -0400
WASHINGTON -- Government health officials have begun cracking down on Internet sales of custom-mixed hormones for menopausal women, a market created when doctors deemed prescription estrogen therapy too risky for many .

Chemotherapy-induced Anemia Increases Risk Of Local Breast Cancer Recurrence (Science Daily)
Patients with breast cancer who developed anemia during chemotherapy had nearly three times the risk of local recurrence as those who did not, according to a new study. Anemia occurred in 18.2 percent of patients who received CMF chemotherapy.