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Acupuncture Reduces Tamoxifen-Induced Hot Flashes by Half

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Fri, May 09, 2008

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Knowing that acupuncture provides effective relief from hot flashes and other symptoms associated with menopause, Jill Hervik, a physiotherapist and acupuncturist, conducted a trial to see if the same relief could be achieved in breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen after surgery for estrogen-sensitive breast cancers.  Tamoxifen causes some of the same symptoms that are associated with menopause.

 

http://medheadlines.com/2008/05/01/acupuncture-reduces-tamoxifen-induced-hot-flashes-by-half/

 

 

diva

5/14/08 12:27pm

Thanks for the link -- interesting information that may be helpful to our readers.

 

Best,

MG

 

 

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