She discussed her health problems associated with bulimia and breast cancer. From a routine mammogram for the surgery she discovered she had breast cancer. Tamoxifen is in widespread use for treatment of hormone sensitive breast cancer. Side effects associated with bisphosphonate treatment for people with breast cancer are mild and rare. Calretinin is a particularly important marker in distinguishing mesothelioma from metastatic breast or lung cancer. The benefits of screening in breast cancer are controversial. Research into an estrogen mimicry that may induce breast cancer is ongoing. Observational studies of systemic HRT after breast cancer are generally reassuring. That difference translates to a 120% increase in the risk of breast cancer recurrence. She appeared in a Revlon campaign that promoted breast cancer awareness. This suggested a high correlation between ALAN and the prevalence of breast cancer. The balance of benefits versus harms of breast cancer screening is controversial. Her cells were the source of much of current knowledge about breast cancer. This notion is particularly strong in breast cancer culture. Gopalan's research led to advancements in the knowledge of hormones pertaining to breast cancer.