Breast cancer-related lymphoedemaPathophysiologyStructural changeFunctional changeHolistic managementAxillary web syndromeTo review the literature regarding the pathophysiological changes found in BCRL and to link them to the cancer and the type and sequencing of treatments and raise attention to the fact ...
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)BiomarkerTherapeutic targetRecent studies have shown that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in several gene expression regulation processes, including epigenetic regulation, transcriptional regulation, post-transcriptional regulation, ...
The most common cancers, such as those affecting the breast, prostate, and lung have a strong predilection to metastasize to bone. Bone metastasis frequently results in pain, pathologic fractures, hypercalcemia, and spinal cord compression. Pain can have a devastating effect on the quality of life...
Lack of effect of coumarin in women with lymphedema after treatment for breast cancer. BACKGROUND: of the arms can be a serious consequence of local and regional therapy in women with breast . has been reported to be effective for the treatment of women with ; we undertook a study in ...
It is the authors' hope that through this rigorously referenced review, analysis, and proposal that medical science will be advanced and both medical professionals and the lay public will understand the risks contributing to the continued epidemic of breast cancer both here and abroad. 展开 ...
A dosimetric skin study on postmastectomy breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy Knowledge of the pathophysiology of the irradiated skin is important to understand the tolerance and cosmetic response of the human skin to radiation. Unfortunately the cellular radiation response of the skin to...
AIMS: To update epidemiological data on alcohol and breast cancer, with special emphasis on light alcohol consumption, and to review mechanisms of alcohol mediated mammary carcinogenesis. METHODS: For epidemiological data, in November 2011 we performed a literature search in various bibliographic databases...
Bone is a very common site for cancer metastasis and may be the only site of metastasis in patients with breast cancer or prostate cancer. The exact incidence of bone metastasis is unknown, but it has been estimated that approximately 300,000–400,000 people in the United States die from bo...
Sepsis has become a major health economic issue, with more patients dying in hospitals due to sepsis related complications compared to breast and colorectal cancer together. Despite extensive research in order to improve outcome in sepsis over the last few decades, results of large multicenter studies...
Two populations are known to have a high incidence of excessive/impacted cerumen: individuals with mental retardation and the elderly. Anthropologists have used cerumen type to tract human migratory patterns and epidemiologists have related cerumen type to breast cancer. 展开 ...