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In the journals: Nerve block quells hot flashes in women with breast cancer.

Publication: Harvard Women's Health Watch
Publication Date: 01-SEP-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In the journals: Nerve block quells hot flashes in women with breast cancer.(Report)

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In the journals

Nerve block quells hot flashes in women with breast cancer

Hot flashes and sleep disturbances are a common and often severe side effect of drugs used to treat and prevent breast cancer, including tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors. Estrogen is the best way to relieve hot flashes, but it can fuel breast cancer growth, so women who've had breast cancer or are at increased risk for it should usually avoid hormone therapy. Other options * less effective and with...

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