Procedure May Reduce Hot Flushes For Breast Cancer Survivors

A stellate-ganglion block is a numbing of the star-shaped collection ofnerves in the neck that is thought to affect both temperature and sleepcontrol. A new study published in The Lancet Oncologyreports that breast cancer survivors who are treated with astellate-ganglion block can achieve long-term relief from hot flushesand sleep problems.

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on May 15th, 2008