Management of hot flashes in women with breast cancer

Hormone-suppression therapies are used for the treatment of breast cancer in the adjuvant and metastatic settings alike. However, side effects—including hot flashes—are frequently reported by patients as a cause of therapy discontinuation. This paper presents an overview of hormonal therapies and th...

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Autores principales: Kligman, L., Younus, J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Multimed Inc. 2010
Materias:
Nursing
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2826783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20179808
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description Hormone-suppression therapies are used for the treatment of breast cancer in the adjuvant and metastatic settings alike. However, side effects—including hot flashes—are frequently reported by patients as a cause of therapy discontinuation. This paper presents an overview of hormonal therapies and the evidence-based management options for hot flashes, summarized in a treatment algorithm.
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spelling pubmed-28267832010-02-23 Management of hot flashes in women with breast cancer Kligman, L. Younus, J. Curr Oncol Nursing Hormone-suppression therapies are used for the treatment of breast cancer in the adjuvant and metastatic settings alike. However, side effects—including hot flashes—are frequently reported by patients as a cause of therapy discontinuation. This paper presents an overview of hormonal therapies and the evidence-based management options for hot flashes, summarized in a treatment algorithm. Multimed Inc. 2010-02 /pmc/articles/PMC2826783/ /pubmed/20179808 Text en 2010 Multimed Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Management of hot flashes in women with breast cancer
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