Definitions of hot flashes in breast cancer survivors.
J Pain Symptom Manage
; 16(5): 327-33, 1998 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9846028
ABSTRACT
Menopause is an expected event in a woman's life. Treatment for breast cancer can impact the onset of menopause and precipitate symptoms such as hot flashes. Yet this sequelae of events is not well measured, defined or assimilated into quality of life assessments for cancer survivors. Though not life threatening, hot flashes can greatly impact a woman's quality of life or functional ability. It is important for health care professionals to more fully understand the nature of the experience of hot flashes so as not to underestimate their disruptive potential. As part of a larger clinical trial to look at the effectiveness of vitamin E for hot flashes, breast cancer survivors kept a log of both the frequency and intensity of their hot flashes. These women then wrote descriptions to define the severity of those hot flashes. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the experience of hot flashes in breast cancer survivors and to describe the severity of hot flashes with narratives given by the women experiencing them.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Fogachos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article