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Recently, there has been an increase in patients suffering from endometrial cancer. The Taiwan Menopause Society warns that this may be related to health foods. Some products, although marketed as containing natural estrogen, actually contain added hormonal drugs but do not include progesterone. Long-term consumption of these products by menopausal women can easily lead to an increased risk of endometrial cancer.
Health foods containing natural estrogen are commonly used by many menopausal women. However, the Taiwan Menopause Society warns that some health foods containing female hormones may be the main culprit behind the rise in endometrial cancer cases.
Dr. Yang Zaixing: "Because these products are not regulated, they may actually contain Western medicine ingredients, which could lead to an increase in the incidence of endometrial cancer."
Research from the United States has shown that menopausal women who take hormones have a 1.26 times higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to the general female population. This has led many women in Taiwan to switch to products containing natural estrogen. However, these products contain hormones but do not include progesterone, and long-term use may lead to endometrial lesions.
Dr. Yang Zaixing: "About 20% of menopausal women experience hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia, which severely affect their quality of life. All drug treatments have certain side effects, but when used appropriately, the risks are minimal."
Doctors also say that abandoning hormone therapy not only increases the incidence of endometrial cancer but also leads to more cases of osteoporosis in menopausal women. Women must be cautious and pay attention to these risks.
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Natural Estrogen Foods Linked to Endometrial Cancer
路人甲
2005/12/19 00:25
Recently, there has been an increase in patients suffering from endometrial cancer. The Taiwan Menopause Society warns that this may be related to health foods. Some products, although marketed as containing natural estrogen, actually contain added hormonal drugs but do not include progesterone. Long-term consumption of these products by menopausal women can easily lead to an increased risk of endometrial cancer.
Health foods containing natural estrogen are commonly used by many menopausal women. However, the Taiwan Menopause Society warns that some health foods containing female hormones may be the main culprit behind the rise in endometrial cancer cases.
Dr. Yang Zaixing: "Because these products are not regulated, they may actually contain Western medicine ingredients, which could lead to an increase in the incidence of endometrial cancer."
Research from the United States has shown that menopausal women who take hormones have a 1.26 times higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to the general female population. This has led many women in Taiwan to switch to products containing natural estrogen. However, these products contain hormones but do not include progesterone, and long-term use may lead to endometrial lesions.
Dr. Yang Zaixing: "About 20% of menopausal women experience hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia, which severely affect their quality of life. All drug treatments have certain side effects, but when used appropriately, the risks are minimal."
Doctors also say that abandoning hormone therapy not only increases the incidence of endometrial cancer but also leads to more cases of osteoporosis in menopausal women. Women must be cautious and pay attention to these risks.