Integrative medicine for the treatment of the vasomotor symptoms after breast cancer

Abstract

Significant advances in breast cancer treatment have led to an increase in definitive cures and the need to address the adverse events of the disease and treatments in physical, psychological, social and sexual terms. Among such events that worsen quality of life, menopause induced by adjuvant therapy has been highlighted as one of the negative prognostic factors, especially in young women. Menopause can have many implications: the rapid transition from reproductive capacity to loss of fertility, the change in body image, personal and sexual identity.