I have very lumpy breasts and am concerned that I won't be able to distinguish the normal lumpiness from a serious lump. Dr. Patricia Gordon Yes. Self breast-exam is critical for all women but especially for women with lumpy breasts. It's actually anti-estrogen therapy. Estrogen is the food for most breast cancers.
Most breast cancers have estrogen receptors on the cell surface.
If a woman takes birth control pills which are high in estrogen, and if she also has a breast cancer, she is in fact feeding her cancer to multiply and divide. Hormonal therapy is anti-estrogen therapy using a drug called Tamoxifin, which fools the breast cancer estrogen receptor. The anti-estrogen Tamoxifin will sit in the breast cancer estrogen receptor site and block your own bodies estrogen from stimulating a breast cancer cell to multiply and divide. We have time for one final question. Thank you audience for your great questions.