Sweaty and flustered, my breast cancer patient was experiencing hot flushes. The lack of good treatment is frustrating | Ranjana Srivastava

Anti-oestrogen medication is the penicillin of oncology, but not enough attention is paid to the living horror that many patients experience as a side-effect

“Doctor, stop!” she abruptly commands me. “I can’t process a thing.”

I halt mid-sentence, and in the pause that follows, watch the evolution of a hot flush (also called a hot flash) in real time.