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The Time Lag Associated With the Reclassification of Germline BRCA Variants' Pathogenicity Is Critical for Cancer Patients

Cancer Science, EarlyView.
The period for reclassifying the variants' pathogenicity is too long for patients with advanced or recurrent cancers with variants of uncertain significance that can be objectively re‐evaluated to be (likely) pathogenic according to accumulated evidence.
Tomomi Hayashi, Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Yoshimi Kiyozumi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Twenty-five-year follow-up of a randomized trial comparing radical mastectomy, total mastectomy, and total mastectomy followed by irradiation.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2002
BACKGROUND In women with breast cancer, the role of radical mastectomy, as compared with less extensive surgery, has been a matter of debate. We report 25-year findings of a randomized trial initiated in 1971 to determine whether less extensive surgery ...
B. Fisher, Jong-Hyeon Jeong, S. Anderson, J. Bryant, E. Fisher, N. Wolmark   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Decision Regret About Treatment Amongst Women With Early Breast Cancer: An Integrative Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To synthesise evidence on decision regret about treatment amongst women with early breast cancer, including (1) the type of treatment related to decision regret, (2) the level of decision regret, and (3) factors associated with decision regret. Design Integrative review.
Jing Liu, Sharyn Hunter, Regina Lai Tong Lee, Jiemin Zhu, Sally Wai‐Chi Chan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of clinicopathologic variables and patient preference with the choice of surgical treatment for early-stage breast cancer: A registry-based study

Breast
Introduction: Observational studies suggest that breast conserving surgery (BCS) and radiotherapy (RT) offers superior survival compared to mastectomy. The aim was to compare patient and tumour characteristics in women with invasive breast cancer ≤30 mm ...
Emma Söderberg, Fredrik Wärnberg, Anna-Karin Wennstig, Greger Nilsson, Hans Garmo, Lars Holmberg, Carl Blomqvist, Malin Sund, Charlotta Wadsten   +8 more
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Patients' Experiences of Day Surgery: A Qualitative Systematic Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine how patients experience day surgery. Design Systematic review using Thomas and Harden's framework for synthesis and analysed through Ricoeur's theory of interpretation. Methods and Data Sources Systematic searches in MEDLINE, CINAHL and EMBASE (September 2023) identified qualitative studies focusing on patients' lived ...
Josephine Ransborg Sig, Charlotte Nielsen, Camilla Bille, Jørn Bo Thomsen, Jens Ahm Sørensen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in mastectomy rates at a Brazilian public hospital over 20 years (1989 to 2008)

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Recently, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has been replacing mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in mastectomy and BCS rates and the factors relating to these shifts. DESIGN AND
Débora Balabram, Fábio Braga Araújo, Simone Souza Porto, Joyce Soares Rodrigues, Atila Silva Sousa, Arminda Lucia Siqueira, Helenice Gobbi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Roles and Regulatory Challenges of Advanced Practice Nurses in Acute Pain Management: A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore the roles and training of advanced practice nurses specialised in acute pain management, as reported in the current literature. Design Scoping review. Data Sources We searched PubMed, Scopus and CINAHL in December 2023 to identify relevant studies published from 1996.
Patricia Barroso‐Castaño, Sandra Cabrera‐Jaime, Ariadna Huertas‐Zurriaga, Sergio Alonso‐Fernandez, Cristina Casanovas‐Cuellar, Lucia Benito‐Aracil   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why do women with early breast cancer in Northern Sri Lanka undergo mastectomy? Decision-making and ways forward

BMC Women's Health
Background Despite robust evidence confirming equivalent survival rates and better cosmetic outcomes with breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and radiotherapy compared to mastectomy, the rates of mastectomy among women with early breast cancer have not ...
Chrishanthi Rajasooriyar, Ramya Kumar, Dhivya Thuseetharan, Gopikha Sivakumar, Suman Muthulingam, Sutharshan Vengadasalam   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breast cancer patients diagnosed by National Breast Screening Programme [PDF]

, 2015
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Malta. A National Breast Screening Programme (NBSP) was introduced in 2009 for women in the 50 to 60 year old age group.
Camilleri, Ramona, Caruana Dingli, Gordon, Ellul, Sarah, Vanhear, Kay   +3 more
core  

Prophylactic mastectomy for the prevention of breast cancer: Review of the literature

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2018
The high incidence and recurrence rate of breast cancer has influenced multiple strategies such as early detection with imaging, chemoprevention and surgical interventions that serve as preventive measures for women at high risk.
Rawan K. Alaofi, M. Nassif, Marwan R. Al-Hajeili   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source