At the 2024Miami Breast Cancer Conference, CURE® sat down with Dr. Jennifer Litton, from the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, who explained what patients can expect when on these hormone therapies — especially if they have not yet ...
Breast cancer treatments like the chemo drug ixabepilone (Ixempra) and the targeted therapy drug bevacizumab (Avastin), along with a number of hormone therapy treatments or steroids given with chemo, can lead you to put on some pounds during breast cancer treatment. If you notice you're gainin...
McGurk R, Fallowfield L, Winters Z: Information provision for patients by breast cancer teams about the side-effects of hormone treatments. Eur J Cancer 42:1760-7, 2006McGurk R, Fallowfield L, Winters Z: Information provision for patients by breast cancer teams about the side-effects of ...
Breast cancer hormone therapy side effects 来自 cancerresearchuk.org 喜欢 0 阅读量: 19 作者: Cancer Research UK 摘要: Side effects of hormone therapy for breast cancer may include hot flushes, period changes, a low sex drive, vaginal dryness, and feeling sick. DOI: http://www.cancer...
Despite the excellent results obtained with hormone therapy, the long treatment period and the side effects associated with its use make patient adherence difficult. Moreover, certain aspects of health care can mitigate or exacerbate non-adherence. This
Read up this educative article that outlines the oft-used breast cancer treatments. Find out more on chemotherapy, radiation, hormone treatment as well as alternative therapies.Breast cancer treatments can range from surgical operations to radiation and chemotherapy. This article highlights some of the...
Hormone therapy is used when tumors are hormone receptor positive. It can be done at any cancer stage, but is typically done aftersurgeryto reduce the risk of the cancer returning. This makes itadjuvant treatment. Although sometimes it can be used before surgery to help shrink the tumor, it...
The original checklist was developed by the “Working Group on Living with Advanced Breast Cancer Hormone Treatment”.6 Initially a list of 13 symptoms, based on side-effects profiles of commonly prescribed hormonal therapies, was prepared. This checklist was piloted with patients in three UK oncolo...
Background Despite the excellent results obtained with hormone therapy, the long treatment period and the side effects associated with its use make patient adherence difficult. Moreover, certain aspects of health care can mitigate or exacerbate non-adherence. This study aimed to identify the factors ...
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease composed of different subtypes, characterized by their different clinicopathological characteristics, prognoses and responses to treatment. In the past decade, significant advances have been made in the treatment of breast cancer sensitive to hormonal treatments, as ...