Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Observational studies indicate that breast cancer survivors more often are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) up to several years after treatment completion. As the population of breast cancer survivors increase due to improved diagnostic and treatment methods the importance of understanding possible long-term side effects of the treatment such as T2DM becomes more central. It is reported that women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy experience weight gain...

Background: Through the decades, aromatase inhibitor maintenance therapy for patients with postmenopausal non-metastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer has improved significantly. This study focuses on the patient’s further breast cancer course and clarifies the extensive symptom burden that the endocrinologist should be aware of.Aim: The study aims to gain insight into a potential gap between the endocrine symptoms outlined in guidelines ...