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Managing Menopausal Symptoms after Breast Cancer Rod Baber

Learn about the different menopausal symptoms experienced by breast cancer survivors, why they occur, and the impact they can have on quality of life and treatment. Discover strategies to manage symptoms effectively.

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Managing Menopausal Symptoms after Breast Cancer Rod Baber

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  1. Managing Menopausal Symptoms after Breast CancerRod Baber

  2. What are menopausal symptoms ? • Vasomotor symptoms: • hot flushes • night sweats • Vulvo-vaginal dryness • Sleep disturbance • Mood disturbance • Sexual dysfunction NIH State-of-the-Science Panel. Ann Intern Med 2005

  3. Why do breast cancer patients get menopausal symptoms? • Around 60% affected • Young women with chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure • Young women undergoing oophorectomy • Peri and postmenopausal women who stop HRT on diagnosis of breast cancer • Pre and postmenopausal women taking endocrine therapy (for up to 10 years) • Hot flushes are more frequent and severe than in spontaneous menopause • Anti-estrogen therapies may exacerbate symptoms: • Vaginal dryness particularly severe with aromatase inhibitors Hickey et al 2008, Kemp et al 2014, Marino et al 2014, Howell et al 2005, ACOG 2014

  4. Why are menopausal symptoms after breast cancer problematic? • They may impair quality of life: • Worse than the cancer treatment for some women • May impact on tolerance of endocrine therapy • Up to 40% discontinue because of hot flushes • May add to common post-cancer problems such as sleep disturbance and fatigue • May have implications for prognosis • Risks of early menopause may contribute to morbidity and mortality • Osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease Howard-Anderson et al 2012, Chen et al 2013

  5. How long do hot flushes last ? • Most severe symptoms around the LMP • Mean duration of vasomotor symptoms at natural menopause is 8-10 years • Duration after surgical or chemo-induced menopause unknown Politi et al 2008, Col et al 2008, Freeman et al 2014

  6. How can symptoms be managed? • Most women have several symptoms • Vasomotor symptom are the most common reason to seek treatment, but additive effect of symptoms is unknown • Estrogen is the most effective treatment for VMS (85% reduction) and also improves • Vulvo-vaginal dryness • Potentially mood and sleep • Bone health MacLennan et al 2006, Suckling et al 2006, Soares and Frey 2010, Formoso et al 2012

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