Position of the Spanish Menopause Society regarding the management of menopausal symptoms in breast cancer patients

Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in Spain. Its high prevalence, its high survival rate, and its incidence are the reasons treatment is increasingly sought for common problems by young women who have survived it. Besides the contraception and fertility issues, many breast cancer survivo...

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Autores: Sánchez Borrego, Rafael, Mendoza, Nicolás, Beltrán, Estanislao, Comino, Rafael, Allué, Josep, Castelo Branco, Camil, Cornellana, María Jesús, Durán, Magda, Haya, Javier, Juliá, María Dolores, Llaneza, Plácido, Navarro, María Concepción, Quereda, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/30945
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/30945
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Breast cancer survivors
Menopausal symptoms
Hot flashes
Sexual health
Survivorship care plan
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Sumario:Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in Spain. Its high prevalence, its high survival rate, and its incidence are the reasons treatment is increasingly sought for common problems by young women who have survived it. Besides the contraception and fertility issues, many breast cancer survivors develop sexual disorders and menopausal symptoms, whether as a consequence of treatment-induced menopause or side effects of treatment. For such reasons, a panel of experts from the Spanish Menopause Society has met to develop usage recommendations for the relief of vasomotor symptoms and for sexual and reproductive health in patients with breast cancer based on the best evidence available

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