Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, in the US, are to study the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing the severity of menopausal symptoms in women with breast cancer. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has for some time been the primary treatment for menopausal symptoms but studies indicate that it increases the risk of uterine cancer, and in the case of oestrogen combined with progestin, of breast cancer. Some healthcare workers believe alternative treatments may be a safer way to treat symptoms of menopause.

From Health-news.co.uk