All articles tagged: Asymptomatic menopausal state (Z78.0)

Soy, enterolactone, and green tea are associated with reductions in adverse breast cancer outcomes, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the February issue of JNCI Cancer Spectrum.M. Diana van Die, Ph.D., from Western Sydney University in Penrith, Australia, and colleagues reviewed prospective and retrospecti

The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and the Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool (OST) have suboptimal performance for predicting 10-year major osteoporotic fracture risk across racial/ethnic categories in younger postmenopausal women; however, the OST has excellent discrimination for identifying osteoporosis, according to a study published online Ma

Radon exposure is associated with an increased risk for clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) among postmenopausal women with ischemic stroke, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in Neurology.Kurtis M. Anthony, M.P.H., from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina in Chap

Exposure to higher levels of air pollutants is associated with bone damage in women, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in eClinicalMedicine.Diddier Prada, M.D., Ph.D., from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues used data from the ethnically diverse Women's Health Initi

The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 5 to 9 in San Antonio, with attendees including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, researchers, and other health care professionals. The conference highlighted recent advances in the risk, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer, and presentations focused on emerging tr

A low-fat vegan diet that includes soy may result in gut microbiome changes that are associated with a decrease in postmenopausal hot flashes, according to a study published in the December issue of Complementary Therapies in Medicine.Hana Kahleova, M.D., Ph.D., from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington,

Serum hormone concentrations can help ascertain which women with breast cancer will benefit from anastrozole treatment, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in The Lancet Oncology to coincide with the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held from Dec. 5 to 9 in San Antonio.Jack Cuzick, Ph.D., from Queen Mary University o

For postmenopausal women aged 50 to 69 years with stage 1 hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, the risk for recurrence is very low for those who do not undergo radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery (BCS), according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology to coincide with the annual San Antonio Breast

For postmenopausal women, a longer reproductive period is associated with a reduced risk for low handgrip strength (HGS), according to a study published online Nov. 28 in Menopause.Sae Rom Lee, M.D., from the Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital in South Korea, and colleagues examined the association between reproductive period

Among postmenopausal Black women, moderate and heavy use of chemical hair relaxers is associated with an increased risk for uterine cancer, according to a study published online in the upcoming Dec. 15 issue of Environmental Research.Kimberly A. Bertrand, Sc.D., M.P.H., from Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, and colleague

Therapeutic touch (TT) and music both help to increase sleep quality and quality of life and reduce menopausal symptoms, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Menopause.Fatma Keskin Töre, Ph.D., from Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, and Yurdagül Yağmur, Ph.D., from Inonu University in Malatya, both in Turkey, examin