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CURE

Fall 2009
Volume8
Issue 3

Treatment Snapshot

Treatment for cancer treatment-related hot flashes.

Management solutions for cancer treatment-related hot flashes include:

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Catapres (clonidine)

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Effexor (venlafaxine)

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Neurontin (gabapentin)

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Paxil (paroxetine)*

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Prozac (fluoxetine)*

*may reduce effectiveness of tamoxifen

Articles in this issue
Web Exclusive: Quiz: Do You Know the Recommended Screening Guidelines?
Web Exclusive: When is Multidisciplinary Care Really Needed?
The Internal Flame
Message from the Editor
Letters from Our Readers
Overheated
I Laughed
Kidney Cancer & Lung Cancer
Cancer Screening
Life Preserver?
Teen Tribulations
Breast Cancer Around the World
Deconstructing Grief
Big Tobacco, Meet the FDA
A Lion, An Angel, and a Pioneer
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