Estrogen and Breast Cancer

Summary

Dr. Kara Fitzgerald and Cass Nelson-Dooley discuss estrogen and lowering breast cancer risk in an hour long teleconference. Kara Fitzgerald, ND, Cass Nelson-Dooley, MS

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Estrogen and Breast Cancer(mp3)

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• 2007 statistics on breast cancer risk and incidence
• Risks associated with the development of breast and other estrogen-sensitive cancers
• Risk reduction- interventions and prevention
• Laboratory evaluation for risk reduction
• Estronex Test (2 hydroxyestrogens:16 hydroxyestrone )
  • What is it?
  • Basics in estrogen metabolism (see figure below)
  • Research behind modulation of estrogen metabolism
  • Factors that modify 2OHE
  • Factors that modify 16OHE1
  • Phase II Methylation, sulfation and glucuronidation
  • 2:16 ratio in men
  • Specimen collection, preparation, timing
  • Case studies & questions

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Estrogen Companion Paper