Hi Jari, yes in my long post earlier I was trying to offer a bit of clarity on what actually happens in terms of surgical options & some of the reasons for those, but also had in mind CLKD's frequently posted question as to why bilateral mastectomy isn't offered, when the implication was that this might enable a patient to more confidently take HRT.
I went searching a few months back for more from Dr Bluming after the last major HRT media reporting of the reinterpretation of risk data, but drew a blank. So would be very interested to know of any reply you get from him.
I know some ladies regard Dr Newson highly. She disagrees with Bluming saying that she personally feels more work needs to be done before routinely giving hrt to women with past history.
I don't think anyone
routinely prescribes HRT to women with a history of BC, but I second what GRL says - I know of well respected UK doctors who have prescribed HRT to women with prior BC successfully treated & who are now considered at low risk of recurrence. That will of course be after careful consideration, full history taking & with fully informed consent. No-one in their right mind takes that decision lightly, but many doctors are pragmatists, sympathetic to their patients' needs for decent QOL & want to do what they can to help in difficult circumstances.
Wx