Managing Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors.

Abstract

Symptoms of estrogen deprivation commonly occur in breast cancer survivors as a result of natural menopause, or menopause that is precipitated prematurely by chemotherapy or anti-estrogen therapy with tamoxifen. In this research program we are evaluating the role of a comprehensive menopausal assessment (CMA) and intervention program for management of menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors. During the past funding year we have recruited and trained our research staff, developed the intervention and outcome assessment procedures, and pilot-tested the intervention in 9 subjects. We are about to initiate the randomized trial in which we will assign symptomatic postmenopausal breast cancer survivors to an experimental or usual-care group.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA322193

Entities

People

  • Patricia A. Ganz

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Alkenes
  • Biomedical Research
  • Breast Cancer
  • Drug Therapy
  • Estrogens
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Intervention
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Materials
  • Menopause
  • Neoplasms
  • Quality Of Life
  • Recombinant Dna
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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