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Hot flush treatment has anti-breast cancer activity, study finds - Oncology Today

A drug mimicking the hormone progesterone has anti-cancer activity when used together with conventional anti-oestrogen treatment for women with breast cancer, a new Cambridge-led trial has found. A low dose of megestrol acetate (a synthetic version of progesterone) has already been proven as a treatment to help patients manage hot flushes associated with anti-oestrogen breast cancer therapies, and so could help them continue taking their treatme…
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Oncology News Today broke the news in on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
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