title: [Doctor, I'm hot! Managing the effects of menopause in patients with breast cancer].
abstract: The incidence of breast cancer is rising up, but the mortality rate is decreasing, leading to a growing number of survivors. Most of these women are postmenopausal at diagnosis or will reach menopause following anti-cancer treatments. Most of them have hormone-sensitive tumors and will receive an anti-hormonal treatment. Endocrine therapy is associated with many adverse effects, including a worsening of climacteric symptoms with a negative impact on quality of life and therefore a suboptimal therapeutic adherence. Some supportive therapies can alleviate these adverse effects and should be offered to patients.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Favet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bodmer
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods