Priorities for alleviating menopausal symptoms after cancer

Q Lan; M Hickey; M Peate; JL Marino

Journal article

Priorities for alleviating menopausal symptoms after cancer

Q Lan, M Hickey, M Peate, JL Marino

Menopause | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002108

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Abstract

Objective To determine treatment priorities in women cancer patients attending a dedicated Menopausal Symptoms After Cancer service. Methods Cancer type and stage were abstracted from medical records. Women ranked up to three symptoms as treatment priorities from the list "hot flushes/night sweats,""mood changes,""vaginal dryness or soreness,""sleep disturbances,""feeling tired or worn out (fatigue),""sexual problems and/or pain with intercourse,""joint pain,"and "something else"with free-text response. For each prioritized symptom, patients completed standardized patient-reported outcome measures to determine symptom severity and impact. Results Of 189 patients, most had breast cancer (48.7..

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Martha Hickey Author

Michelle Peate Author

Jennifer Marino Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

M.H. is supported by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant APP1193838.J.L.M. is supported by NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Adolescent Health APP1134894 and Project Grant APP1161445. At the time of this study, M.P. was supported by a grant from the National Breast Cancer Foundation (ECF-15-005). This work was not supported by the National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust, or Howard Hughes Medical Institute.