article_snippet.sent: Craig, 54, is on hormone therapy for prostate cancer, which starves cancer cells by reducing levels of testosterone in the body - and has the side-effect of hot flushes. '
article_snippet.sent: I have about ten to 12 flushes a day, and six to eight at night,' says Craig, a Yorkshireman who lives in Watford, Hertfordshire, with wife Sue, a teacher, 52, and their three children, George, 22, Evie, 20, and Joseph, 18.
article_snippet.sent: Testosterone is a man's natural source of energy, so along with hot flushes we often see fatigue.
article_snippet.sent: Studies by Prostate Cancer UK have found that 80 per cent of men having hormone therapy will suffer hot flushes, and 27 per cent of these say it is the side-effect that troubles these the most.
article_snippet.sent: Sue used to have hot flushes
article_snippet.sent: Sue says the charity receives hundreds of calls every year from men struggling with hot flushes and side-effects of hormone therapy. '
article_snippet.sent: There are treatments to alleviate hot flushes, such as drugs based on the female hormone progesterone, which has an effect like testosterone but doesn't fuel the growth of cancer cells.
article_snippet.sent: This causes hot flushes and night sweats .
article_snippet.sent: Professor Hunter, has previously found that CBT reduces hot flushes in menopausal women, and breast cancer patients who are experiencing menopausal women as a result of treatments that reduce levels of oestrogen. '
article_snippet.sent: Beliefs about hot flushes can exacerbate the symptoms,' Professor Hunter says.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Hunter believes that by replacing overly negative thoughts about hot flushes with more helpful, positive ones, they will have less of an impact.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Hunter latest study recruited 68 men receiving hormone therapy for prostate cancer, all of whom were experiencing at least ten hot flushes and night sweats a week.
article_snippet.sent: Women feel hot flushes are a signifier of Women age and reproductive status,' says Professor Hunter. '
article_snippet.sent: In our interviews with men, our found the hot flushes signified a threat to men masculinity. '
article_snippet.sent: men felt the hot flushes had social consequences - people would think that there was something wrong with men.
article_snippet.sent: After six weeks, the CBT group's hot flushes were 40 per cent less problematic and 36 per cent less frequent, compared with 12 per cent and 16 per cent reductions in the control group.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Hunter is hoping to offer Professor Hunter self-help audio guide and booklet for hot flushes free through Prostate Cancer UK, but this has not yet been confirmed.
article_snippet.sent: While the hormone treatment has been helpful, the hot flushes have been hard to deal with.
article_snippet.sent: From the beginning I've been open about my condition, so all my friends and clients know why I have hot flushes. '
highlights_snippet.sent: One side-effect is hot flushes: 'I have about ten to 12 flushes a day' 