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Article: Breast ca-related symptoms are hard to treat: vaginal dryness, fatigue, chemo-induced neuropathy, reduced libido, and hot flashes are common issues.(Women's Health)(cancer)
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- Internal Medicine News
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- April 1, 2008
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SAN ANTONIO -- The flip side of the impressive decline in breast cancer mortality during the last several decades is the unprecedented number of survivors with tough-to-control chronic symptoms caused by the disease or its aggressive therapy, Dr. Charles L. Loprinzi said at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
He focused on evidence-based therapies for five of the most common problems in breast cancer survivors: vaginal dryness, fatigue, chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, diminished libido, and hot flashes.
* Vaginal dryness. Pilocarpine (Salagen) shows enough promise in improving vaginal dryness that Dr. Loprinzi and colleagues have embarked on an ...