Dr Liz talks to Dr Annice Mukherjee about the menopause and breast cancer

I talk to Dr Annice Mukherjee about how to deal with the side effects of the menopause and hormone therapy for breast cancer in an Instagram Live

[@AjoPulpito]

Dr. Mukhurjee’s story about her second tumor hit me a little extra hard, thanks for this video. I mentioned a lung nodule (5mm) noted on a digestive ct to my breast surgeon during my consult (++- idc grade 2), so she ordered a chest ct along with a breast MRI. A PET scan and lung biopsy showed that a different nodule (10mm) north of the digestive ct was de novo oligometastatic breast cancer. While the diagnosis feels devastating, I still think back that if I hadn’t mentioned the nodule, I would’ve received localized treatment of surgery + radiation, and the lung met would’ve been sitting there growing for god knows how long.

[@comradejensen418]

Very useful, dieticians exercise and menopause. Should be treated under the breast cancer department.

[@DrLizORiordan]

If only we had the time to talk about this in clinics

[@Dhammaoh]

This is the first time I am watching an interview between two specialists who also had breast cancers. I can’t thank you both enough. This will be my final push to start exercising again.❤

[@DrLizORiordan]

Thank you for your lovely comments and good luck x

[@marymazzoni2079]

I’m about to start taking aromatase inhibitors today. I have been having menopause symptoms since my right sided mastectomy. I’m 62 and already went through menopause and was starting to feel better before breast cancer. I wonder why my menopause symptoms came back before I even started the medicine

[@evgeniakotsifos7878]

I have never had any kind of cancer ever in my life. I am 60 years old and I took HRT when I was 52 years old for 5 years. Does this raise my risk of getting breast cancer in the future?

[@inashafez5887]

Thank you so much ❤❤

[@DrLizORiordan]

Thanks for watching. Let me know if you have any other questions x

[@caramccormick6921]

So much is resonating with me! Currently waiting to see oncologist to have a discussion around testosterone use 10 years post triple positive cancer. Any advice or questions you think I should be asking?

[@DrLizORiordan]

Can you have your tumour tested for testosterone receptors

[@minnesotagal507]

Liz could have had more time .