Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Aromatase inhibitors, such as Letrozole or Exemestane, are often used as adjuvant treatment for post-menopausal breast cancer. However, they are known to reduce bone mineral density (BMD). Furthermore, breast cancer patients often undergo chemotherapy with drugs associated to BMD loss by themselves. Therefore, patients treated for breast cancer are subject to a considerable risk of BMD loss, and to alleviate this the treatments are normally combined with an anti-...

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 ...