Terapia hormonal de reemplazo y cáncer

Autores/as

  • Gilberto Martínez Morales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18597/rcog.611

Palabras clave:

cáncer, menopausia, terapia hormonal

Resumen

El temor al riesgo de algunos tipos de cáncer, en especial el mamario relacionado con el uso de la terapia hormonal de reemplazo, a lo largo de las últimas tres décadas ha sido un tema de controversia e investigación permanente. Al comienzo del nuevo milenio la información publicada ha permitido obtener más claridad en la materia aunque no toda la que se quisiera a pesar de las nuevas metodologías utilizadas en la investigación; sin embargo, creemos que estamos lejos de conocer la verdad. Pero probablemente más que los mismos resultados, en muchos casos es la interpretación y difusión que se le da a los mismos lo que más impacta en la toma de decisiones en la práctica médica. Diferencias poblacionales, raciales y geográficas entre otras, han mostrado grandes desigualdades en relación con el riesgo de padecer un determinado cáncer, así como las barreras económicas han limitado también la exposición a noxas cancerígenas. El papel de las combinaciones de estrógenos más progesterona y el de los estrógenos equinos conjugados está ahora más definido en relación con la carcinogénesis, pero no así el relacionado con la información sobre las nuevas moléculas, las dosis bajas y las diferentes vías de administración que ya se están utilizando. El médico deberá acudir cada vez más a las herramientas que le facilita la epidemiología para comprender mejor la información y trasmitirla a sus pacientes y los sistemas de salud deberán facilitarle a ambos los espacios suficientes para una sana decisión.

Biografía del autor/a

Gilberto Martínez Morales

Ginecólogo-Oncólogo, Jefe Sección de Ginecología Oncológica, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.

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Martínez Morales G. Terapia hormonal de reemplazo y cáncer. Rev. colomb. obstet. ginecol. [Internet]. 30 de marzo de 2004 [citado 28 de marzo de 2024];55(1):40-59. Disponible en: https://revista.fecolsog.org/index.php/rcog/article/view/611

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