Menopausal State in Breast Cancer: How Reliable is the Data?

Despite the high importance of the menopausal state for the management of BC, above all, when planning antihormonal adjuvant therapy, the menopausal state was unable to be defined at the time of BC diagnosis in a significant proportion of women. The dilemma that menopause cannot be assessed in some BC cases is increasingly being recognized. Close cooperation between oncologists and endocrinologists is desirable to establish an optimal, individually tailored therapy for women with an unclear menopausal state due to hormonal therapies, hysterectomy, or chemotherapy.