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Topic: Side Effects (view all topics)

Tags for topic Side Effects:

• Bone loss
• Fatigue
• Heart problems
• Hot flashes
• Joint pain
• Lymphedema
• Memory loss
• Nausea
• Pain
• Weakness

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• Changes in Heart Rate May Cause Sleeping Problems During Treatment

  Published on October 15, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Heart problems

  Changes in heart rate patterns and cortisol levels seem to be linked to sleeping problems in women being treated for advanced (metastatic) breast cancer.

• Acupuncture Helps Ease Hot Flashes

  Published on September 22, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Acupuncture and Hot flashes

  Twelve weeks of acupuncture seems to offer the same relief from hot flashes as 12 weeks of Effexor (chemical name: venlafaxine), an antidepressant.

• Arm/Shoulder Problems Common After Breast Cancer Surgery

  Published on September 9, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Lumpectomy, Lymph Node Removal, Mastectomy, Axillary Lymph Node Removal/Dissection, Sentinel Lymph Node Removal/Dissection, Lymphedema, and Weakness

  Most women who have breast cancer surgery have some type of arm problem, even more than a year after surgery.

• Antidepressants and Ambien May Ease Sleep Problems

  Published on September 9, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Menopausal Symptoms and Hot flashes

  A very small study suggests that a combination of an antidepressant medicine and Ambien, a sleep medicine, may ease sleep problems caused by hot flashes more effectively than just taking an antidepressant.

• Experimental Nerve Block Injections Ease Hot Flashes

  Published on May 15, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Menopausal Symptoms and Hot flashes

  A very small study shows that an experimental nerve blocking therapy can relieve hot flashes and sleep problems in women having these side effects because of breast cancer treatment.

• Relaxation Training Helps Ease Hot Flashes from Treatment

  Published on April 25, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Hot flashes

  A small study suggests that learning relaxation techniques such as deep breathing and guided imagery may help ease treatment-related hot flashes.

• Yoga of Awareness Helps Ease Hot Flashes

  Published on March 10, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Yoga, Hot flashes, and Joint pain

  A small study found that a particular yoga program helped ease menopausal symptoms in women treated for early-stage breast cancer.

• Can Acupuncture Help Hot Flashes?

  Published on December 21, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Acupuncture and Hot flashes

  A new study still offers mixed results on whether acupuncture can help ease hot flashes.

• Non-White Women Have More Breast Cancer Pain

  Published on November 26, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC, Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV, and Pain

  Non-white women have more severe pain with advanced breast cancer than white women.

• Weight Loss May Reduce Lymphedema Risk

  Published on November 13, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Lumpectomy, Lymph Node Removal, Mastectomy, Axillary Lymph Node Removal/Dissection, Sentinel Lymph Node Removal/Dissection, and Lymphedema

  Losing weight may help ease lymphedema in obese women after breast cancer surgery.