Hi JediGirl
this is the problems we all have with even mentioning peri (Whats That?) or Meno (Oooh dont mention that). I've chosen like CKLD not too due to this sort of insensitive nonsense comments.
It would be interesting if you found out if her mum smoked or drank alcohol as both are many times more dangerous to our Breast health. Most people don't think twice about doing these things but then raise an alarm at the mention of HRT!
Its just Nuts frankly.Lets look at some of the details.
That long ago there was not the same ability to test for ER, PR, and Her2 types of Breast Cancer as they do now.
The Her2 was only being talked about at an academic level at the time your friend mentioned.
It is more likely that a doctor had alluded to the HRT somehow being the cause of her BC and that stuck.
Without knowing her mums lifestyle then its totally useless information.
I'm sorry that was the case for your friend but it sounds very much like looking for something to blame rather than a definite test was carried out and result received. This we can all understand but its not your fault.
To compare the risks as they understand them (lifestyle is not factored in also btw).
Out of every 1000 ladies smoking 500 will die from doing this. This is fact.
Out of every 1000 ladies using HRT 1
may get BC due to HRT (but this could be also be due to interactions with lifestyle also)
Unless they did a huge study of teetotal, non smoking, hrt using ladies then there is never a clear picture. So tonight relax, enjoy a drink of choice and settle down to have a lovely evening and weekend.
Keep enjoying your renewed quality of life
