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European statistics confirm a rise in breast cancer among contemporary women. Those suffering from cancer and undergoing a surgery (mastectomy) are undoubtedly considered to be in difficult situations.
B. Izydorczyk+3 more
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Beyond pink ribbons: The unmet needs of women with breast cancer
Abstract Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide. The treatment options for breast cancer can cause side effects and adversely impact quality of life. Side effects, including fatigue, pain, cognitive changes, and psychosocial complications, can be life altering and continue beyond treatment into survivorship.
Laura Feighan+3 more
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The quality of life of Croatian women after mastectomy: a cross-sectional single-center study
Background Measuring the quality of life (QoL) of women with breast cancer is an important aspect of measuring treatment success. In Croatia, no QoL studies have been carried out with a focus on patients after mastectomy.
Stana Pačarić+7 more
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Reduction of breast cancer relapses with perioperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: new findings and a review [PDF]
To explain a bimodal pattern of hazard of relapse among early stage breast cancer patients identified in multiple databases, we proposed that late relapses result from steady stochastic progressions from single dormant malignant cells to avascular micrometastases and then on to growing deposits.
arxiv
Dual plane breast implant reconstruction in large sized breasts: how to maximise the result following first stage total submuscular expansion [PDF]
Introduction: Women who were good candidates for a skin reducing mastectomy, but were instead treated with a skin-sparing mastectomy and reconstruction with expanders, show discrepancy of volume and form between the healthy breast (voluminous and ptotic)
Annoscia, Paolo+5 more
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The evolution of mastectomy surgical technique: from mutilation to medicine.
Breast surgeries for cancer and tumors were first described approximately 3,000 years ago, and since that time the standard of management has changed dramatically.
Matthew D. Freeman+2 more
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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
Tumor Biology and Racial Disparities in Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A SEER Database Analysis
Introduction: Significant disparities in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy have persisted, and may even be increasing, despite large-scale efforts to minimize them, such as the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998. Immediate breast
Chung, Paul J+4 more
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Building “Policy as Social Practice” Into Evaluation
New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
Lyn Alderman, Benjamin Harris
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Myonuclear alterations associated with exercise are independent of age in humans
Abstract figure legend Structural and mechanical properties of myonuclei in trained young and aged individuals. In skeletal muscle fibres from trained individuals, myonuclei are more spherical, have greater lamin A and are stiffer compared to untrained counterparts.
E. Battey+15 more
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