2001 - 2002 Archive
Program #1:
Originally Aired
September 18, 2001:
GlaucomaThey call it the "sneak thief of sight." Glaucoma steals your sight without warning, and often, without symptoms. Although we associate it with aging, the damage can start in your forties. In fact, almost half the people blinded by glaucoma might still be able to see if they'd been diagnosed earlier. In the case of Chris Wilson, it was his mother's misfortune that probably saved his own sight.
HRT and Breast Cancer
Four more years. That's how long women have to wait before we have the results of long-term studies on the use of hormone replacement therapy. In the meantime, we have to make up our own minds about the risks and the benefits. Sure, it relieves your hot flashes, but if you give estrogen to rats, they develop breast cancer. And U.S. scientists are recommending estrogen be listed as a cancer-causing carcinogen. Dr. Paul Goss is an oncologist at Princess Margaret Hospital and Dr. Christine Derzko is a gynecologist at St. Michael's Hospital, both in Toronto. They discuss the connection between HRT and breast cancer.
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