ONCOLOGY

Symptoms: Fatigue and Cognitive Dysfunction

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Fig. 5.1 Model for explaining the influence of cancer and its treatments on common behavioral alterations including fatigue and cognitive dysfunction [Reproduced with permission from Miller et al. (2008)] These…

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Symptoms: Menopause, Infertility, and Sexual Health

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Reproductive stage (STRAW) Known physiology Behavioral correlates Known predictors of menopause transition or behavioral correlates Reproductive early to late Normal to elevated FSH Menstrual cycles obtain regularity; later AMH drops…

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Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Survivors

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Fig. 15.1 Trajectories of distress in the first year after breast cancer diagnosis (N = 171; Henselmans et al. 2010). Predicted (solid lines) and observed (dashed lines) levels of distress are displayed….

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Symptoms: Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

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Pharmacologic intervention Neurotoxic agent Reference Duloxetine Taxane or platinum Smith et al. (2013a) Gabapentin Vinca or platinum or taxane Rao et al. (2007) Lamotrigine Vinca or platinum or taxane Rao…

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Symptoms: Aromatase Inhibitor Induced Arthralgias

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Fig. 7.1 Possible management algorithm from Niravath (2013) In large adjuvant trials involving AIs, the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders was reported in 19–35 % of patients on AI’s and 12–29…

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Breast Cancer Survivorship: Where Are We Today?

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© Breast Cancer Research Foundation 2015Patricia A. Ganz (ed.)Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer SurvivorsAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology86210.1007/978-3-319-16366-6_1 1. Breast Cancer Survivorship: Where Are We Today? Patricia A. Ganz1   and Pamela J. Goodwin2   (1) UCLA Schools of…

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