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One of the most distressing things about going through breast cancer treatment can be the onset of menopause and the hot flashes that go with it. In this video I'll give you some helpful tips on dealing with hot flashes and avoiding triggers.

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Welcome to this week’s Inside Edge to living well beyond breast cancer.  I am Dr. Lisa Schwartz and I will be talking about hot flashes today:  what are they and how can breast cancer patients manage them.

 So, let’s start at the beginning.  What exactly are hot flashes?

 If you have had a hot flash then I don’t have to tell you what they feel like.  But for some of you, they are something you still have to look forward to, so let me explain what they feel like.  Most women describe a sudden feeling of warmth in their face, neck and chest associated with intense sweating and sometimes chills.  Your heart rate can increase and you can feel tingling in your fingers or...

Acupuncture can be incredibly useful in cancer care in a number of ways. There are several side effects of chemotherapy and radiation that can be dealt with effectively by acupuncture and I'm going to give you the top 5. This is just one of the many complementary therapies that I can share with you to help deal with the side effects of cancer treatment.  This is not intended as medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before beginning any new health practice.

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Hello!  Welcome to Cancer Straight Talk.  I’m Dr. Lisa Schwartz and today I am going to talk to you about how acupuncture can be really useful in cancer care.  During my radiation oncology practice, I was asked time and again about various complementary therapies that my patients wanted to use during their treatment.  Most commonly they wanted to use herbs and supplements so I started my studies of complementary therapies there.  I saw patients taking more control over their...