Estrogen-Lowering Treatment Doesn't Have to Lower Quality of Life for Cancer Patients
Posted on: Monday, 18 April 2005, 15:00 CDT
April is National Cancer Control Month. Now, female cancer patients have a new way to control one of the most troubling side effects of their treatment. Drug and/or surgical therapy for breast, ovarian, and other female cancers can deplete estrogen. Less estrogen can lead to severe vaginal dryness. More than a nuisance, this side effect can diminish a patient's mental attitude, so critical to fighting and beating cancer.
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