Treatment utilization and non-drug interventions for vasomotor symptoms in breast cancer survivors taking endocrine therapy: Real-world findings from the United States and Europe.
Sheryl KingsbergVictoria BanksCecilia CaetanoCecile JanssenswillenCarsten MoellerNils SchoofMia HarveyMegan ScottRossella E NappiPublished in: Maturitas (2024)
Despite contraindications, a relatively large proportion of treatment-seeking breast cancer survivors with vasomotor symptoms were prescribed systemic hormone therapy. This, combined with high patient-reported use of lifestyle changes and over-the-counter products, suggests a need for symptomatic relief and demand for new nonhormonal alternatives with established safety profiles in this population.