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Breast Cancer Therapy
Chemotherapy side effects improve over time but not by addition of hormone therapy
January 5th, 2006
A recent study showed that many chemotherapy side effects improve over time, but not by the addition of hormone therapy. According to scientists in Canada, "We previously evaluated fatigue, menopausal symptoms, and cognitive dysfunction in patients receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer and matched healthy women. We [now] report assessment of these women 1 and 2-years later." H.G. Fan and colleagues wrote, "Patients without relapse and controls were evaluated by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Treatment-General Quality of Life questionnaire, with subscales for fatigue and endocrine symptoms, and by the High Sensitivity Cognitive Screen....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-05)
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