title: Treatment of estrogen deficiency symptoms in women surviving breast cancer. Part 5: Selective estrogen receptor modulators and hormone replacement therapy. Proceedings of a conference. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. September 21-23, 1997.
abstract: There are several million breast cancer survivors worldwide. In the United States, 180,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, and approximately 97,000 of these women have an extremely low chance of suffering a recurrence of their cancer. With an average age at diagnosis of 60 years and a 25-year expected duration of survival, the current number of breast cancer survivors in the United States may approach 2.5 million women. Since breast cancer is now being detected at an earlier stage than previously and since adjuvant chemotherapy may cause ovarian failure, an increasing number of women are becoming postmenopausal at a younger age after breast cancer treatment. This conference was convened in September 1997 to consider how menopausal breast cancer survivors should be treated at the present time and what future studies are needed to develop improved therapeutic strategies. A total of 47 breast cancer experts and 13 patient advocates participated. The proceedings of the conference are being published in six installments in successive issues of ONCOLOGY. This fifth part examines the potential role of antiestrogens and selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) in breast cancer patients being treated for estrogen deficiency symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D004967:Estrogens / Q000172:deficiency*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000378:metabolism*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020849:Raloxifene Hydrochloride; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D017741:Survivors; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D004967:Estrogens; D010880:Piperidines; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D013629:Tamoxifen; D020849:Raloxifene Hydrochloride