Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation

Your Questions - My gynecologist recommended Vagifem vaginal tablets for vaginal atrophy and dryness. Are they safe to use long-term?
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Your Questions - My biopsy came back as atypical lobular hyperplasia. What does this mean? What are my best treatment options?
Hot Topics - Study Finds Dense Breast Tissue Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Your Questions - I’ve heard it’s unsafe to take my medications with grapefruit juice. Is this true?
Hot Topics - Update From the AACR
Hot Topics - Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: Is it Necessary?
Your Questions - Is the Estring safe? Could the estrogen get into my breast and increase my risk of a breast cancer recurrence? Are there other options I should try?
Your Questions - What is the CA 27.29 blood test? Should I have it done?
Hot Topics - Dr. Love Reports from the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting
Hot Topics - Grapefruit Intake and Breast Cancer Risk
Hot Topics - 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Your Questions - I am using Estrace cream for vaginal dryness. Will it have an effect on my partner?
Your Questions - How safe is Estrace cream for treating extreme vaginal dryness? I'm worried that the estrogen may increase my risk for a breast cancer recurrence, but I also don't want to stop having sex.
Hot Topics - Two New Studies Suggest Aspirin Can Prevent Breast Cancer
Hot Topics - Tamoxifen and Paxil: What You Need to Know
Your Questions - I just learned that I have atypical ductal hyperplasia. What should I do?
Hot Topics - HRT Trial Stopped in Women with Breast Cancer
Hot Topics - ASCO 2008—Three Important Breast Cancer Studies
Hot Topics - New Study Suggests Soy Not Only is Safe, but Beneficial

Your Questions - My biopsy came back as atypical lobular hyperplasia. What does this mean? What are my best treatment options?
Your Questions - Is the Estring safe? Could the estrogen get into my breast and increase my risk of a breast cancer recurrence? Are there other options I should try?
Your Questions - What does "relative risk" mean? I see this term all of the time in research studies.
Your Questions - My reconstruction wasn't what I had expected. What should I do?
Your Questions - Six years ago I was treated for breast cancer with a lumpectomy and radiation. Three years later I was diagnosed with a goiter. My endocrinologist said she has seen a number of women who had breast cancer who went on to develop thyroid cancer and recommended that I have my thyroid removed. Is there a link between breast cancer and thyroid cancer?
Your Questions - After I started taking tamoxifen, I found that I tired easily. My oncologist said tamoxifen shouldn't make me tired, and ran some blood tests and diagnosed me with a condition called hypothyroidism. Is there a connection between this and the tamoxifen? What does this mean?
Your Questions - I had a total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer in 1968 at the age of 16. Thirty years later, in 1998, I was diagnosed with a Stage I lobular breast cancer. Is there a link between thyroid cancer and breast cancer?
Your Questions - I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I was previously diagnosed with hypothyroidism and take Synthroid. Will tamoxifen affect my hypothyroidism?
Your Questions - What are aromatase inhibitors?
Your Questions - I am postmenopausal and have hormone-sensitive early breast cancer. I have been taking tamoxifen for two years. Should I switch to an aromatase inhibitor?
Your Questions - I just completed five years of tamoxifen. My doctor is now recommending that I take the aromatase inhibitor Femara for five years. Do you think this makes sense? I want to do all that I can to prevent a recurrence.
Your Questions - My doctor recommended that I have hormone therapy before I have my surgery. I thought hormone therapy was used after surgery. Why is she suggesting I have it before my surgery?
Your Questions - I am a premenopausal woman with early stage breast cancer. Can I use an aromatase inhibitor?
Your Questions - I am premenopausal, and have metastatic breast cancer. Can I use an aromatase inhibitor?
Your Questions - I recently started taking Arimidex. At first, everything was fine. But then I started having bad joint and bone pain. Is this common?
Your Questions - What are the risks associated with tamoxifen? I am trying to decide if I should take it.
Your Questions - My chemotherapy treatment for invasive cancer put me into menopause, and my oncologist put me on Arimidex. Is this the right drug for me? I'm also taking Fosamax, which my doctor prescribed to help maintain my bone mass.
Your Questions - I recently learned that my cancer has metastasized to my bone. My oncologist put me on Femara, but my CA 27.29 numbers keep going up. My oncologist also said that if a person doesn't respond to one hormone therapy, they probably wouldn't respond to any others. Is that true?
Your Questions - I'm 33 and have estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer. I'm on chemotherapy with CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil). My oncologist also wants me to take tamoxifen. Do I really need hormone therapy?
Your Questions - I have breast cysts and a green sticky discharge from my nipple. My doctor told me the problem is that I consume too much caffeine. Can caffeine cause discharge and cysts?