Female patients (pts) with progressive advanced or metastatic breast cancer which is not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy will be recruited to this 2 stage study. Inclusion criteria: life expectancy of at least 3 months; Kamofsky Performance status ≥60; WBC ≥3 × 10/L; Hb) 10...
We sought the attitudes of people with a cancer experience to using best case, worst case, and typical scenarios for survival to explain life expectancy. Methods Oncology clinic attendees and Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) members completed a survey describing two formats for explaining life...
Using scenarios to explain survival time: Attitudes of people with a cancer experience 9126 Background: Most people with advanced cancer want some information on their life expectancy. We sought the attitudes of people with a cancer experience to using three scenarios for survival (best-case, worst...
Of the six sites, three were urban, one was suburban, and two were rural, with three sites being comprehensive cancer centers. 84 women with a confirmed diagnosis of stage IV breast cancer with a life expectancy of four months or more. A secondary analysis of an expressive writing ...
Age 50 for men who are at average riskof prostate cancer and have a life expectancy of at least 10 more years. Age 45 for men at high riskof developing prostate cancer. This includes African-Americans and men who have a first-degree relative (father, brother, or son) diagnosed with pros...
progressive ER+ and HER2− locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer without established therapeutic alternatives; failure of anti-estrogen treatment with tamoxifen and/or AI(s) due to the development of resistance or unacceptable side effects; a life expectancy of at least 6 months and a...
This discussion will consider specifically hormones in the therapy of breast cancer.I. Indications For Hormonal Therapy of Breast CancerSurgery and irradiation remain the optimum methods available for permanent or palliative control of localized and accessible manifestations of breast cancer. The ...
Prevalence, intensity, and predictors of the supportive care needs of women diagnosed with breast cancer: a systematic review ObjectiveThe assessment of supportive care needs is a crucial step in the development of appropriate interventions that may improve the quality of life of ... C Fiszer,S ...
Although the metastasic breast cancer is still an incurable disease, recent advances have increased significantly the time to progression and the overall s
When considering the substantial increase in life expectancy in persons with breast cancer, nursing practice and research should focus on quality of life and provide interventions to improve symptom experience and quality of life.doi:10.1016/j.breast.2011.08.020Patricia A. Ganz...