Study ties hot flashes to lower breast cancer risk | February, 2011

Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle recently reported a link between hot flashes and a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. According to the report, women suffering from hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause are less likely to develop breast cancer in their lifetime. In fact, their risk is slashed by up to 50 percent. The study was published in the January 26th online edition of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. Researchers analyzed 1,437 postmenopausal women, all between the ages 55 and 74, 988 of whom had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

The women were asked about menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashed, night sweats, insomnia, vaginal dryness and other symptoms of age-related hormonal imbalance. The researchers concluded that women who experienced a high frequency of symptoms, particularly hot flashes, shared a very low risk of breast cancer. The study also pointed out that higher levels of estrogen increase the likelihood of breast cancer. And women who suffered intense symptoms of menopause, due to waning estrogen levels, had a lower overall risk. According to breast cancer oncologist, Dr. Stefan Gluck, a professor at the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, on average an 80-year-old woman has a 14 percent chance of developing breast cancer, but she had menopausal symptoms, her risk is cut down to only 7 percent.

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