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...
life expectancy to a hypothetical patient with advanced cancer—providing either three scenarios for survival or just the median survival time.ResultsCharacteristics of the 505 respondents from outpatient clinics (=251) and BCNA (=254) were median age of 58 years, female 74 %, and breast primary...
Verma, S. et al. Trastuzumab emtansine for HER2-positive advanced breast cancer.367, 1783–1791 (2012). Clin. Cancer Res. Bachelot, T. et al. Lapatinib plus capecitabine in patients with previously untreated brain metastases from HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (LANDSCAPE): a single-group...
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...
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 ...
Journal of Advanced Nursing 66, 49e59.Liao MN,Chen PL,Chen MF,et al.Effect of supportive care on the anxiety of women with suspected breast cancer... MN Liao,PL Chen,MF Chen,... - 《Journal of Advanced Nursing》 被引量: 52发表: 2009年 Using scenarios to explain life expectancy in ...
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 ...
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...
is typically combined with standard hormone treatment to block the production of testosterone that fuels tumor growth. The study noted this approach, along with other treatment advances, have extended survival and improved quality of life in patients with the most advanced stages of prostate cancer. ...
“We are forging a new path for advanced metastatic breast cancer, a terminal disease with a very limited life expectancy of 6.7 to 9.8 months,” stated Dr. William V. Williams, BriaCell’s President and CEO. “The impressive survival benefit and tolerab...