Hot flashes might be the bane of menopause — but for women
undergoing breast cancer treatment, they actually may hint that
their therapy is working. What can a breast cancer patient do,
though, if she stays free of the sudden sweats? New findings
from a dietary intervention study show that eating plenty of
fruits, vegetables and fiber might help boost survival for these
women. |Joanne Mortimer (Photo by Walter Urie)| Joanne Mortimer,
M.D., vice chair of the Department of Medical Oncology &
Therapeutics Research, was senior author on the recent Journal
of Clinical Oncology study called “Influence of High Vegetable,
Fruit and Fiber Dietary Pattern on Breast Cancer Prognosis by
Initial Hot Flash Reporting: The Women’s Healthy Eating and
Living (WHEL) Trial.” The study was led by University of
California, San Diego (UCSD) researchers. As Mortimer explained,
research has shown that women with early stage breast cancer who
experience hot flashes during treatment have lower rates of
breast cancer recurrences or new