Nerve block cuts hot flashes after breast cancer

Good news here...for many....the dreaded hot flashes! This could even benefit those who just have hot flashes too...BD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blocking parts of the nervous system that regulate body temperature can reduce hot flashes and improve sleep in survivors of breast cancer, researchers reported on Thursday.
With the experimental nerve blocker therapy, the average number of hot flashes per week fell from about 80 to just 8. Very severe hot flashes were almost totally abolished and a marked drop in nighttime awakenings was also seen, according to a report in the online issue of the Lancet Oncology.With treatment, the average number of hot flashes per week fell from 80 to 8, as mentioned, and severe hot flashes virtually disappeared. Night awakenings dropped from 19.5 per week prior to treatment to just 1.4 per week.