Does Hyperthyroid Diagnosis Equal Higher Breast Cancer Risk?

Well looks like a great weekend ahead for you Wendy. Congratulations to your son and his partner xx Lesley 

How exciting Wendy.  All the best for your son and I am sure you will look gorgeous.

my sentiments exactly!!! I am off to the doctor next week for a blood level form as I just feel that something is not quite right, we have so much to deal with on a day to day basis, never mind the breast cancer gig, STILL we are here and live to fight another day, we are the ones that know our bodies best, even when they let us down big time, however we have all learned to adapt and live with what we are given,
On a lighter note GO ADELAIDE CROWS!!! and my darling son is getting married at 2.30pm Saturday, Grand Final Day,still who would have known what would happen with the footy a year ago, I will be putting on my glad rags, having my hair and makeup done and enjoying the beautiful beach wedding they are having, although I know my partner will have an earplug to the radio discreetly hidden somewhere.
wendy55

I also take both T4 and T3 . I'm on 200mcg of thyroxine daily and I take 20mg tertroxin at around 2pm which just gives me a pick me up in the afternoons. I used to be on 500mcg of T4 daily and 40mg tertroxin daily. This is why my levels are checked frequently because my body changes it's mind on whether it's going to absorb the meds or not. All very scary when you end up with a thyroid storm because it's decided that today I will absorb everything thanks very much. If only this body of mine would comply all the time!

Now that really is interesting, dense breast - hyperthyroidism, my initial diagnosis was Graves Disease, then after my surgery and a period of time I went the other way, it was my diagnosis of Chronic fatigue that led my endocrinologist to putting me on tertroxin to see if that would help which it did, I would like to know more about the slow release form of this?
because of the different chemotherapy I have been on I noticed different changes at various times and having had this disease for many years, knew that it was time for a blood test and a visit to my specialist, my tertroxin levels had to be tweaked because my body was not absorbing my medication properly, along with breast cancer just another thing to manage, no one ever told me about dense breasts and I used to have my mammograms regularly every 2 years since I was 40, apparently now if you believe you have dense breasts YOU have to ask the question not the other way round,all women should be told if they have dense breasts, so that if they do they then can make the choice to have other forms of screening ie ultra sound 3d mammogram or mri, we should NOT have to ask it should be automatic on the part of the screening institution,I believe in the USA women who have been diagnosed with dense breasts are given an MRI, I was given the all clear on my mammogram and then only months later was given a diagnosis of stage 4 with mets in my liver and spine with 3 tumours in my left breast work that out!

@primek I also read in the reports hyperthyroidism indicates better survival odds.  So, on the one hand great chances of getting breast cancer.  On the other hand better survival odds.  I believe dense breasts are also associated with hyperthyroidism.  Yes, this is very interesting.

It's hyperthyroid...as in overactive thyroid that has a higher risk. Under active thyroid  (hypothyroid) which requires thyroxine to stabilise...has a decreased risk.

I have Graves disease ...hyperthyroid and it had re-emerged and on full throttle at time of diagnosis.

I have read the studies and thought interesting, my breast surgeon is also and endocrine surgeon mentioned nothing about it. My endocrinologist who has been treating me very closely during my cancer treatment also has mentioned nothing about it.

But well...I had a bilateral mastectomy so guess nothing more to be done anyway. But interesting isn't it? I had dense breasts and hyperthyroidism, so possibly 2 higher risk factors.

However. ..nothing changes the current treatment. Just maybe a conversation about new primary risks should be discussed with your treating team. 

@Wendy58  Hi Wendy, what prompted your doctor to add T3?

Oh yeah!  Must be on an empty stomach, half hour before food

Glad to hear this has started a conversation, it is essential for anyone who feels they may have a thyroid problem to request to see a specialist, your levels only have to be out a little for you to feel uncomfortable, fortunately I too had a great Dr,who listened to me, it was only by going to a Dr when I was 21 and saying to them I feel like a hypochondriac but these are my symptoms one blood test later and it was revealed about my thyroid being over at that stage, I have had surgery to remove 3/4 of my thyroid gland, which worked well for many years, but however chronic stress again worked its magic and I had to have radio active iodine to totally remove what was left and then a lifetime of being on medication, its a condition that does tend to effect more women than men, and it is something that unless you have a good gp who listens, can go undiagnosed for a long time, so again, its a matter of listening to our bodies and if something does not feel right go to you GP and if they wont do anything about it, change, sometimes just asking for the blood test can help but then you need a doctor who can interpret the results correctly, also one thing it was a while before a doctor told me that thyroid medication needs to be taken on a empty stomach, so for several years I was taking my medication incorrectly, just a simple thing but made a huge difference,