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Fuelling Recovery: Is There a Role for Radiation Therapists in Optimising Nutrition for Women With Breast Cancer?

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
A study of 90 Australian women receiving breast cancer radiation therapy found none met dietary guidelines, with only 33% consuming enough fruit and 12% enough vegetables daily, indicating a crucial need for improvement in nutritional support during treatment.
Laura Feighan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the motor behavior of a patient submitted to radical mastectomy - doi:10.5020/18061230.2009.p61

open access: yesRevista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2012
Objective: To analyze the motor behavior of a patient in late postoperative of radical mastectomy during the accomplishment of some daily life activities, her gait and her body posture. Methods: This was an observational and descriptive case report study
Lucas Flocke Hack
doaj   +1 more source

Building “Policy as Social Practice” Into Evaluation

open access: yes
New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
Lyn Alderman, Benjamin Harris
wiley   +1 more source

Immediate Breast Reconstruction for Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma: A Scoping Review

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer involving skin lymphatics. Breast reconstruction traditionally has been delayed in IBC. Immediate reconstruction has been described in select patients. Studies evaluating the reconstructive and oncologic safety of immediate breast reconstruction in this patient ...
Nikhil Davé   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Breast Reconstruction Surgery and Quality of Life in Iranian Breast Cancer Patients

open access: yesActa Medica Iranica, 2017
Breast reconstruction (BR) surgery is not common for the treatment of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries, including Iran. We evaluated the quality of life (QoL) in Iranian breast cancer patients who underwent BR at the Cancer Institute of ...
Farnaz Sinaei   +5 more
doaj  

Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment and Reconstruction Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women experience significant disparities in breast cancer treatment and outcomes, including lower rates of postmastectomy reconstruction, higher refusal rates of radiation therapy, and delays in surgical care.
Antoinette Nguyen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional anesthesia options in managing mastectomy: A case series

open access: yesBali Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020
Regional anesthesia can be a choice of technique in mastectomy surgery. The paravertebral block provides a safer setting by maintaining stable hemodynamic compared to thoracic epidural block and less of opioid needed in the postoperative period.
Hinarto Hinarto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions 6 and 12 months after breast cancer operation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
OBJECTIVE: To describe the impairments of upper body and limbs, activity limitations and participation restrictions 6 and 12 months after operation for breast cancer and to examine the impact of impairments on activity limitations.
Kärki, Anne   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Efficacy of axillary exclusion on seroma formation after modified radical mastectomy

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2016
BackgroundBreast cancer represented 35.1 % of total female cancer cases in Egypt. Seroma is one of the most serious and common complications of mastectomy and axillary dissection with incidence between 15 and 81 %.
M. Faisal   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Disparities in Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy in Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Southeast Asia. However, significant disparities in access to postmastectomy breast reconstruction persist due to cultural, economic, and healthcare‐related factors. These disparities result in unequal access to care, impacting patient outcomes, and overall quality of life.
Antoinette Nguyen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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