Publications by authors named "Guilherme Munhoz Lopes"
Rev Col Bras Cir
April 2023
Article Synopsis
- - Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Brazil, with a significant portion (over two-thirds) of patients expressing hormone receptors, making hormone therapy with tamoxifen a common treatment, which can raise the risk of endometrial cancer by four times.
- - This study evaluated 364 breast cancer patients to investigate the link between tamoxifen use and endometrial issues, finding that 7.3% of tamoxifen users experienced endometrial changes, while none in the non-treatment group did.
- - The research concluded that tamoxifen use is significantly associated with endometrial changes, even after accounting for obesity as a risk factor, highlighting the importance of monitoring endometrial health in patients undergoing hormone therapy
