title: Menopause and Cancers.
abstract: Cancer is a disease of aging, and therefore is more prevalent after menopause. Menopausal symptoms resulting from cancer treatments are an important survivorship issue in cancer care. This article reviews the preventive strategies, utilization of health resources, and management of menopausal symptoms after cancer treatment. Preventive screening as informed by genetic and lifestyle risk, and lifestyle modification, may mitigate the risk of cancer and cancer mortality. Despite potential benefits to quality of life, hormone replacement is rarely prescribed to survivors of gynecologic malignancies. Special considerations are needed for the treatment and supportive care of menopausal symptoms in cancer survivors.
authors: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, NY 10461, USA.
authors: Mark H
authors: MH
authors: Einstein
authors: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors: Nanci F
authors: NF
authors: Levine
authors: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, NY 10461, USA. Electronic address: nnevadun@montefiore.org.
authors: Nicole S
authors: NS
authors: Nevadunsky
mesh_terms: D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008593:Menopause; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Cancer; Cancer prevention; Cancer screening; Hormone replacement; Lifestyle modification; Menopause