Avrum Bluming, MD, is a hematologist and medical oncologist, and a Master of the American College of Physicians, an award bestowed on fewer than 500 of the 100,000 board-certified internists in the United States. He is Emeritus Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California and a former senior investigator for the National Cancer Institute.
Carol Tavris, PhD, is a social psychologist who has written widely about psychological science. Her trade books include Anger; The Mismeasure of Woman; and, with Elliot Aronson, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me). She has won numerous awards for her science writing and contributions to skepticism and gender equity.
"For far too many years women and their doctors have been held in
fear of prescribing estrogens -- believing that they were dangerous
because of a widely quoted study purporting to show that they were
too damaging. Now it turns out that this seems to have been an
example of 'fake' news. In a thorough, careful, and unbiased
assessment of all the scientific evidence, Bluming and Tavris
debunk this most widely quoted work and show that estrogens are not
only not dangerous but beneficial for the vast majority of women
suffering from post-menopausal symptoms, whether or not they have
had breast cancer. This extremely valuable message deserves to be
widely disseminated."--Lord Turnberg, former President of the Royal
College of Physicians
"Given breast cancer's substantial morbidity, mortality, emotional
toll and the vast consequences of its treatment, the frontal salvo
on the conventional wisdom of estrogen use by Avrum Bluming and
Carol Tavris is refreshing and welcome. The book will stir a lively
debate about the merits of decades of existing clinical research on
estrogens and help reframe the way clinicians and patients view the
tradeoff between the benefits and risks of hormone
therapy."--Jerome P. Kassirer, MD, Distinguished Professor, Tufts
University School of Medicine; Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal
of Medicine
"How could one flawed scientific conclusion become a persuasive
juggernaut that changed the practice of women's health worldwide?
In their fascinating account, Bluming and Tavris challenge that
conclusion and unpack the reasons for its remarkable
impact."--Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence
"If you're one of the many menopausal women who reflexively avoid
hormone replacement therapy to treat your symptoms because of all
the scary headlines, this book is a must-read. The authors deftly
cut through the hype to build a strong, well-reasoned case for
challenging the current accepted wisdom."--Jennifer Ouellette,
author of Me, Myself and Why and The Calculus Diaries
"Once considered a veritable fountain of youth, estrogen
replacement got a bad rap with the Women's Health Initiative study.
This book is an exhaustively researched and meticulously reasoned
vindication of hormone replacement therapy. Estrogen matters: it's
the most effective treatment for hot flashes and other symptoms of
menopause, and when started early and used continuously, it has
important health benefits and can actually prevent some of the
adverse events it was thought to cause. Bluming and Tavris tell
estrogen's story in a way that is both accessible to the general
public and appropriate for professionals. What's more, they provide
valuable insights into understanding research and how even the best
randomized controlled studies can lead to unjustified public fears
and injudicious clinical recommendations. Very
enlightening!"--Harriet Hall, editor, Science-Based Medicine
"This book is long overdue. Having spent over two decades advancing
women's health, I was appalled by the Women's Health Initiative's
efforts to sensationalize and distort their own findings to promote
an anti-hormone-therapy agenda. Personally I have been taking HRT
for over 25 years and have no intention of stopping. I hope
Estrogen Matters draws enough attention to counter the fears and
misinformation about HRT that so many women, and their physicians,
still hold."--Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, former President and CEO of
the Society for Women's Health Research
"This book is long overdue, and I salute the authors for their
courage and effort (and their clear, witty writing). I believe it
is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in
menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to
this book. It will not only improve women's quality of life, but
also, on balance of probabilities, extend women's lives by delaying
death from all other causes."--Michael Baum, MD, professor emeritus
of surgery and visiting professor of medical humanities, University
College London
"This is such an important book, I want to do all I can to
encourage every woman to read it. Groundbreaking and carefully
researched, Estrogen Matters provides essential information about
the many benefits of estrogen at menopause and even after a
diagnosis of breast cancer. It reveals the misinterpretation of
study results that led women (and their doctors) to have
unwarranted concerns about estrogen use. The thoughtful information
presented here will help women feel more comfortable taking
estrogen, leading to healthier, longer lives for many."--Patricia
T. Kelly, PhD, specialist in cancer risk assessment and author of
Assessing Your True Risk of Breast Cancer
"Well written, insightful, and hard hitting, Estrogen Matters
successfully rebuts the billion-dollar, government-led study known
as the Women's Health Initiative, which claimed that hormones for
post-menopausal women are harmful. That study was wrong. It turns
out estrogens do matter for women's health."--Vincent T. DeVita
Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health and
Yale Cancer Center
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