New drug helps breast cancer sufferers

Scientists have discovered a drug that can take away menopausal symptoms among women who take the breast cancer therapy tamoxifen. As the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk reports, tibolone is a safe way of giving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to reduce flushing without side effects for the breasts and womb, a European study has found. Although more trials will be needed, experts said the results were promising for women recovering from breast cancer. The findings of the study are published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.