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In brief: Hypnosis helps reduce hot flashes in breast cancer survivors.

Publication: Harvard Women's Health Watch
Publication Date: 01-FEB-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In brief: Hypnosis helps reduce hot flashes in breast cancer survivors.(Report)

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Hypnosis helps reduce hot flashes in breast cancer survivors

Envisioning a snow-capped peak, a walk down a mountain path on a winter day, or other "cool" images as part of hypnosis therapy helped ease hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (Nov. 1, 2008).

Hot flashes and night sweats bother about 65% of breast cancer survivors, with many rating them as severe or even debilitating. Symptoms are sometimes so vexing that some women stop taking medications such as tamoxifen (Nolvadex) or anastrozole (Arimidex), which help...

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