chemo brain

Understanding Chemo Brain: a practical guide

I call it chemo brain because that’s the phrase most people use — but clinicians often call it cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI). Whatever the label, it’s real: the fuzzy memory, the words that won’t come, the focus that evaporates halfway through a sentence. I’ve lived with this—brain fog, trouble with word retrieval, ongoing fatigue, and …

hot flashes

Coping with Hot Flashes Without Hormones: Finding Balance After Breast Cancer

If you’ve experienced the kind of hot flash that feels like an internal furnace suddenly flipped to maximum, you’re not alone. For many of us—especially breast cancer survivors who can’t use hormone replacement therapy (HRT)—hot flashes are one of the most frustrating side effects of menopause and treatments like aromatase inhibitors. As someone who’s on …

Hormone Replacement Therapy

FDA Moves to Lift “Black Box” Warnings on Hormone Replacement Therapy — What It Means for Women’s Health

In a landmark move for women’s health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will remove long-standing “black box” warnings from hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products used to treat menopause symptoms — a decision that could reshape how millions of women manage this life stage. The announcement came from the U.S. Health …

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