Breast cancer survivors and hot flashes: The search for nonhormonal treatments

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 5008-5010

  Avis, Nancy E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREAST CANCER; BREATHING EXERCISE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MONOTHERAPY; NIGHT SWEAT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; THERMOREGULATION; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; YOGA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 55549106466     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.2170     Document Type: Editorial

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