How to deal with the side effects of long-term pharmacotherapy with aromatase inhibitors?

Aromatase inhibitors are effective drugs used in adjuvant therapy of breast cancer. Their action is to reduce the level of oestrogens produced in adipose tissue in women in physiological or pharmacologically induced menopause. Nevertheless, long-term pharmacotherapy with aromatase inhibitors may lead to various side effects that may significantly affect the quality of life of patients. The following article presents the most common problems associated with aromatase inhibitor therapy and describes how to deal with these undesirable side effects.