Description: Oestrogen Matters by Avrum Bluming, MD, Avrum Bluming, Carol Tavris PhD A compelling and groundbreaking defence of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) from two expert authors FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University College LondonA thorough, careful and unbiased assessment . . . This extremely valuable message deserves to be widely disseminated Lord Turnberg, former President of the Royal College of PhysiciansA compelling defence of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering readers to make informed decisions about their health. For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of menopause, could ease symptoms ranging from hot flushes to memory loss; reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimers, osteoporosis, and some cancers; and even extend a womans overall life expectancy. But when a large study by the Womens Health Initiative announced results showing an uptick in breast cancer among women taking HRT, the winds shifted abruptly, and HRT, officially deemed a carcinogen, was abandoned.Now, sixteen years after HRT was left for dead, Dr Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr Tavris, a social psychologist, track its strange history and present a compelling case for its resurrection. They investigate what led the public - and much of the medical establishment - to accept the Womens Health Initiatives often exaggerated claims, while also providing a fuller picture of the science that supports HRT. A sobering and revelatory read, Oestrogen Matters sets the record straight on this beneficial treatment and provides an empowering path to wellness for women everywhere. Review This book is long overdue, and I salute the authors for their courage and effort (and their clear, witty writing). I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book. It will not only improve womens quality of life, but also, on balance of probabilities, extend womens lives by delaying death from all other causes. -- Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University College LondonWell written, insightful, and hard hitting, Estrogen Matters successfully rebuts the billion-dollar, government-led study known as the Womens Health Initiative, which claimed that hormones for post-menopausal women are harmful. That study was wrong. It turns out estrogens do matter for womens health. -- Vincent T. DeVita Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health and Yale Cancer CenterHow could one flawed scientific conclusion become a persuasive juggernaut that changed the practice of womens health worldwide? In their fascinating account, Bluming and Tavris challenge that conclusion and unpack the reasons for its remarkable impact. -- Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-SuasionThis book is long overdue. Having spent over two decades advancing womens health, I was appalled by the Womens Health Initiatives efforts to sensationalize and distort their own findings to promote an anti-hormone-therapy agenda. Personally I have been taking HRT for over 25 years and have no intention of stopping. I hope Estrogen Matters draws enough attention to counter the fears and misinformation about HRT that so many women, and their physicians, still hold. -- Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, former President and CEO of the Society for Womens Health ResearchFor far too many years women and their doctors have been held in fear of prescribing oestrogens - believing that they were dangerous because of a widely quoted study purporting to show that they were too damaging. Now it turns out that this seems to have been an example of fake news. In a thorough, careful and unbiased assessment of all the scientific evidence Bluming and Tavris debunk this most widely quoted work and show that oestrogens are not only not dangerous, but beneficial for the vast majority of women suffering from post-menopausal symptoms, whether or not they have had breast cancer. This extremely valuable message deserves to be widely disseminated. -- Lord Turnberg, former President of the Royal College of PhysiciansThis book is long overdue, and I salute the authors for their courage and effort (and their clear, witty writing). I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book. It will not only improve womens quality of life, but also, on balance of probabilities, extend womens lives by delaying death from all other causes. * Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University College London *Well written, insightful, and hard hitting, Estrogen Matters successfully rebuts the billion-dollar, government-led study known as the Womens Health Initiative, which claimed that hormones for post-menopausal women are harmful. That study was wrong. It turns out estrogens do matter for womens health. * Vincent T. DeVita Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health and Yale Cancer Center *How could one flawed scientific conclusion become a persuasive juggernaut that changed the practice of womens health worldwide? In their fascinating account, Bluming and Tavris challenge that conclusion and unpack the reasons for its remarkable impact. * Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-Suasion *This book is long overdue. Having spent over two decades advancing womens health, I was appalled by the Womens Health Initiatives efforts to sensationalize and distort their own findings to promote an anti-hormone-therapy agenda. Personally I have been taking HRT for over 25 years and have no intention of stopping. I hope Estrogen Matters draws enough attention to counter the fears and misinformation about HRT that so many women, and their physicians, still hold. * Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, former President and CEO of the Society for Womens Health Research *This is such an important book, I want to do all I can to encourage every woman to read it. Groundbreaking and carefully researched, Estrogen Matters provides essential information about the many benefits of estrogen at menopause and even after a diagnosis of breast cancer. It reveals the misinterpretation of study results that led women (and their doctors) to have unwarranted concerns about estrogen use. The thoughtful information presented here will help women feel more comfortable taking estrogen, leading to healthier, longer lives for many. * Patricia T. Kelly, PhD, specialist in cancer risk assessment and author of Assessing Your True Risk of Breast Cancer * Long Description I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University College London A thorough, careful and unbiased assessment . . . This extremely valuable message deserves to be widely disseminated Lord Turnberg, former President of the Royal College of Physicians A compelling defence of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering readers to make informed decisions about their health. For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of menopause, could ease symptoms ranging from hot flushes to memory loss; reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimers, osteoporosis, and some cancers; and even extend a womans overall life expectancy. But when a large study by the Womens Health Initiative announced results showing an uptick in breast cancer among women taking HRT, the winds shifted abruptly, and HRT, officially deemed a carcinogen, was abandoned.Now, sixteen years after HRT was left for dead, Dr Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr Tavris, a social psychologist, track its strange history and present a compelling case for its resurrection. They investigate what led the public - and much of the medical establishment - to accept the Womens Health Initiatives often exaggerated claims, while also providing a fuller picture of the science that supports HRT. A sobering and revelatory read, Oe strogen Matters sets the record straight on this beneficial treatment and provides an empowering path to wellness for women everywhere. Review Quote This book is long overdue, and I salute the authors for their courage and effort (and their clear, witty writing). I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book. It will not only improve womens quality of life, but also, on balance of probabilities, extend womens lives by delaying death from all other causes. Promotional "Headline" A compelling and groundbreaking defence of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) from two expert authors Details ISBN0349421773 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2018 ISBN-10 0349421773 ISBN-13 9780349421773 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-09-04 Imprint Piatkus Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 320 DEWEY 618.175061 Subtitle Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Womens Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives - Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer Short Title Oestrogen Matters Language English UK Release Date 2018-09-04 Author Carol Tavris PhD Audience General AU Release Date 2018-09-10 NZ Release Date 2018-09-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129976560;
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Book Title: Oestrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives - Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer
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Author: Avrum Bluming, Md, Carol Tavris Phd
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Medicine, Science, Medical Services, Biology
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Publication Year: 2018
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Item Weight: 416g
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
