Life expectancy after curative-intent treatment of breast cancer: impact on long-term follow-up care. Am Surg. 2014; 80:604-09.Arrington A, Goldstein L, Kruper L, Vito C, Yim J, Chen SL. Life expectancy af- ter curative-intent treatment of breast cancer: impact on long-term follow- ...
general health, that is, women whose life expectancy is not lessened by comorbidities or functional limitations and for whom breast cancer is a cause of death. After examining potential causes of breast cancer, this article explores the prevention and the management of this neoplasm in older women...
In the event the upper age limit for screening is raised, BC survivors should be considered candidates for invitation, provided that primary care physicians select those who are eligible on the basis of evaluation of life expectancy and severity of comorbidities. Consultation with primary care ...
Bustin' Out of Breast Cancer. Hosted by Shannon Burrows, a breast-cancer survivor and recovery coach, this podcast shares survivor stories and talks about thriving, not just surviving, in life after diagnosis. Top Breast Cancer Support Groups and Non-Profits ...
These little sticks came with my meal today. I am a young adult breast cancer survivor. I want to say that I think that when you bought these, you were thinking that they equated to support. Support is wonderful. But this is not what support for breast cancer looks like. This is sexua...
Considerable controversy exists regarding the safety of elective exogenous hormonal exposure among breast cancer survivors and women at high risk of developing the disease (referred to herein as 'previvors'). We performed a qualitative analysis focused on four areas of potential exogenous exposure to ...
But we also realized that, while scarves and stories are inspiring, they’re not going to change anybody’s life expectancy. If we really want to change the way people experience cancer, we have to be part of trying to solve the bigger problem. Only 5 percent of the funds raised for b...
"They don't realize I've got to be on treatment forever. I'm not going to be cured. I thinksocietythinks everything can be fixed; metastatic breast cancer actually can't be fixed." Sharing deep fears and worries about theirlife expectancycan leave people with metastatic breast cancer feeli...
What of the belief that cancer is a death sentence? If you had never met, let alone heard about a cancer survivor, why would you think otherwise? Rational cancer policy must consider these realities and should include a balance of evidenced-based, locally informed and culturally tailored approac...
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