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Cancer patients pick antidepressant for hot flashes

Breast cancer survivors who struggle with hot flashes may find respite in an antidepressant, according to a new study that suggests the medication should be the go-to drug when the overheating is severe. Most women get hot flashes when their estrogen levels start to plummet in menopause, but the symptoms may be especially taxing for [...]

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Post-cancer treatment needs go unmet in some

Most adults transition to their post-cancer treatment lives needing minimal or no healthcare support, but a significant proportion of cancer survivors continue to have multiple unmet physical and mental health needs, hint study findings from the United Kingdom. In post-treatment surveys of 1,425 cancer survivors, 34 percent indicated having five or more unmet physical or [...]

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