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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / July 2006Vitiligo & Cancer?
Vitiligo & Cancer? About a year or so ago, some of the skin above my left eye turned white. Then a white spot appeared under my left jaw/chin area. Now, the area around my mouth & chin has just turned white. I noticed it in the mirror tonight. Perhaps this is another condition, that the cancer treatments or cancer cause? Maybe it's damage to the autoimmune system or immune system or something? At least it's not painful. Just freakish. (sigh) When I ask the docs about it, they say they don't know anything. I believe 'em. Susan Wms, Su_Texas my opinions Perhaps the estrogen blockers for cancer (Arimidex, Faslodex), can cause the vitiligo? Last night, I was trying to remember when the white discoloration first appeared above my left eye. How many years ago. That is, at what time during the cancer treatments. Since my records were stolen & burned, I no longer have that info. Since some of the other adverse reactions to the cancer treatments, were so severe & life-threatening, .... I did ask the doctors about the skin discoloration, but since they kept claiming ignorance about that, & about most else, .... I had to give up & focus on the painful & life-threatening stuff, & on basic survival issues. The vitiligo might be tied to estrogen. ??? Susan Wms, Su_Texas my opinions Vitiligo is thought to be an autoimmjne phenomenon. Your body makes antibodies that attack parts of itself. It is quite possible that there is a link, but it may not yet have been figured out. > Perhaps the estrogen blockers for cancer (Arimidex, Faslodex), can cause > the vitiligo? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Susan Wms, Su_Texas my opinions > Perhaps the estrogen blockers for cancer (Arimidex, Faslodex), can cause > the vitiligo? I had Armidex for five years and am now taking it again, I hvae no such symptoms. They're not listed in side effects. > .... I did ask the doctors about the skin > discoloration, but since they kept claiming ignorance about that, & > about most else, .... They're not magicians. Nobody knows everything even in his/her own discipline. > I had to give up & focus on the painful & > life-threatening stuff, & on basic survival issues. That's the best way. A bit of skin whitening is unimportant. > The vitiligo might be tied to estrogen. Ot it might not be. It might not be connected to cancer or any of its treatemtns. Our bodies change all the time, whether we have cancer or not, whether we have any illness or not, whether we take any medications or not. That's life. quote: "Perhaps the estrogen blockers for cancer (Arimidex, Faslodex), can cause the vitiligo?" I had Armidex for five years and am now taking it again, I hvae no such symptoms. They're not listed in side effects. --------- "The vitiligo might be tied to estrogen." Ot it might not be. It might not be connected to cancer or any of its treatemtns. Our bodies change all the time, whether we have cancer or not, whether we have any illness or not, whether we take any medications or not. That's life. =================================== Side Effects of Estrogen-Blockers Yesterday, I asked the cancer doctor (oncologist), & he said that not all side effects for medications, are listed. Vitiligo (skin discoloration) is one side-effect of estrogen-blockers. As are many other side-effects, which aren't listed. Almost anything (side-effects, adverse reactions) can happen, when you take a medication. The vitiligo has now affected much of my face (around eyes, mouth, chin, & down the neck), & has started on my left leg. At least, the vitiligo is not physically painful. -------------- I did a Google search, before posting about the possible link between estrogen & vitiligo. I'm hoping that our experiences listed here, can help or force the Medical Industry & PHARMA to take notice, & to include this info in their future research projects, & in their side-effect warnings. ---------------- I got the first Faslodex injection, a half dose, about a month ago. I got the second injection, full dose, yesterday (Friday). While the side effects of Faslodex are awful, they are nowhere near as bad, as those of Arimidex. Today, in addition to pain from bone mets, I have upper body & arm, itching & irritation from Faslodex. (sigh) Next will come extreme tenderness of these areas. Then these areas will feel like I've been skinned, which is the worst Faslodex does. [Arimidex was many dozens of times worse than this, as were the other estrogen blockers (pills) I tried in 2002-2004.] After that, things settle down for a few days, before the bone met pain kicks in super-duper-whopper-strong again. And I'll need another Faslodex injection. --------------- I've ordered some Artemisinin to try. And as soon as I can, I plan to see an integrative-type doctor. I want to get better testing, & try some other treatments. ----------------- The Heat Index here is 101 to 107 F in the shade. And the humidity makes this worse. I've no A/C, & am still living in hardship conditions (due to the ongoing failure of legal & govt systems, to Crime Rule), so things are difficult. Susan Wms, Su_Texas my opinions When I was pregnant I had some darkening and lighting of my skin, they told me this was normal due to hormones. Alex > quote: > [quoted text clipped - 79 lines] > > Susan Wms, Su_Texas my opinions > When I was pregnant I had some darkening and lighting of my skin, they > told me this was normal due to hormones. Ah - me too! I have a growing (over many years) dark patch on a cheek, it doesn't worry me. I begin with a fair, AS, skin Mary |
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