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“I don't know if I understood the whole process from the beginning”: A photo-elicitation exploration of the experience of mastectomy and breast reconstruction decision making

PEC Innovation, 2023
Objectives: Policy and guidance assume that reconstruction following mastectomy will have physical and psychological benefits, however research has disputed whether this is always the case.
Janette Renshaw, Amy E. Burton
doaj  

Case Base Mining for Adaptation Knowledge Acquisition [PDF]

, 2007
In case-based reasoning, the adaptation of a source case in order to solve the target problem is at the same time crucial and difficult to implement.
Badra, Fadi, D'Aquin, Mathieu, Lafrogne, Sandrine, Lieber, Jean, Napoli, Amedeo, Szathmary, Laszlo   +5 more
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How do the preferences of older Chinese women with operable breast cancer differ from their younger counterparts?

Surgical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction This study aims to investigate how the preferences of older women are different from their young counterparts. Methods Female patients with operable breast cancer diagnosed between September 2009 and August 2015 were recruited. Participants were invited to complete a questionnaire to score the importance of a list of items while ...
To‐ki Dacita Suen, Ava Kwong
wiley   +1 more source

Factors affecting seroma formation after mastectomy among West African patients: a single center experience in North West Nigeria

PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Seroma is a collection of serous fluid in the dead space of skin flaps or axilla following mastectomy. There have been various methods for preventing seroma, such as prolonged suction drainage, shoulder immobilization, reduction of dead ...
Ibrahim Umar Garzali, Amina Ibrahim El-Yakub   +1 more
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Breast cancer in Malta : a comparative study between the year 2000 and 2010 [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: During the last decade, Malta experienced the introduction of a number of programmes and initiatives aiming to raise risk and cancer awareness on breast cancer.
Caruana Dingli, Gordon, Caruana, Mandy
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Population-based patient care study for breast cancer [PDF]

, 1998
Background: Different approaches for an effective quality management are funded by the Ministry of Health to verify, to assess and, if necessary to optimize the quality of health care using the tracer diagnoses of breast, rectal, and lung cancer in eight
Engel, Jutta, Hölzel, Dieter, Reimer, B., Sauer, H., Scheichenzuber, J., Schmidt, M.   +5 more
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Genital gender‐affirming surgery trends in Germany: Total population data with 19,600 cases from 2006 to 2022

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To delineate the current trends regarding gender‐affirming surgeries (GAS) in Germany. Methods Analysis of German hospital quality reports from 2006 to 2022 was conducted using the reimbursement.info tool. The German procedure classification (OPS) codes 5‐646.0 for masculinizing‐ and 5‐646.1 for feminizing surgery were assessed to ...
Cem Aksoy, Sascha Wellenbrock, Philipp Reimold, Philipp Karschuck, Mahmut Ozturk, Tobias Hirsch, Michael Sohn, Nicole Eisenmenger, Sabine Kliesch, Saskia Morgenstern, Aristeidis Zacharis, Johannes Huber, Luka Flegar   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Postoperative Finasteride Therapy on Recurrence of Gynecomastia After Mastectomy in Men Taking Finasteride for Alopecia

American Journal of Men's Health, 2019
Finasteride is commonly used for treatment of alopecia. Because finasteride is a cause of gynecomastia, there is concern regarding the continuation of finasteride therapy after mastectomy.
Seung Geun Lee MD, PhD, Pyoung Jae Park MD, PhD, Sung Ryul Lee MD, PhD, Bum Hwan Koo MD, PhD, Geon Young Byun MD, Myoung Jin Kim MD, Hyok Jo Kang MD, Sarang Kim BSN, RN, Beom Seok Oh BSBC, Young Hyun Lee BSDS   +9 more
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Impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions 6 and 12 months after breast cancer operation [PDF]

, 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, Mälkiä, Esko, Selfe, James, Simonen, Riitta   +3 more
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Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Breast‐Conserving Surgery Performed Under Local and General Anesthesia

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Surgical resection remains the cornerstone of early breast cancer treatment. However, older patients with multiple co‐morbidities may be unsuitable for general anesthesia (GA). The COVID‐19 pandemic necessitated some surgeries under local anesthesia (LA), especially those without an option for anti‐hormonal bridging therapy.
Sivakanthan Thiviya, Ahmed Buraq, Agrawal Amit   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source