Fig. 32.1 The top tasks, knowledge areas, and skills as rated by respondents (Reprinted with permission from Brown et al. [21]. Copyright 2012 by Oncology Nursing Society) A breast cancer…
Number of patients DFS/RFS HR (95 %CI or p value) OS Cardiotoxicity Comments NSABP B31/N9831 [35] 5,548 0.60 (0.53–0.68) 0.63 (0.54–0.73) 4.1 % The N9831 also included a sequential…
Toxicity HR Endometrial cancer 3.28 Pulmonary embolism 2.15 Deep venous thrombosis 1.44 Bone fractures 0.68 In the most recent Oxford Overview Analysis, there was a nonsignificant increase in stroke deaths…
Regimen Dose Cycle duration No cycles Notes Reference Non-anthracycline containing Oral CMF Cyclophosphamide (100 mg/m2, PO) d1 to 14 Methotrexate (40 mg/m2) d1, 8 5-Fluorouracil (500 mg/m2) d1, 8 q4…
Fig. 7.1 (a, b) The Advocate Christ Medical Center’s multidisciplinary oncology breast clinic’s intake form The history of present illness should note the means of how the cancer was initially…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Adam I. Riker (ed.)Breast Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-1145-5_16 16. Operative Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer Hannah W. Hazard1 (1) Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center – South, West Virginia University School of Medicine,…
Fig. 6.1 Algorithm for the management of nipple discharge. *If patient plans future breastfeeding, selective duct excision is preferred over major duct excision The characteristics of the discharge should be…
Fig. 13.1 Lumpectomy versus mastectomy (From McGuire et al. [5]) Keystone Trials Over the past 50 years, patient education, screening, and early detection with advancements in mammography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance…
Fig. 11.1 (a) Low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ (grade 1): low-grade monomorphic nuclei, inconspicuous nucleoli, diffuse chromatin, cells maintain polarity around gland-like spaces, no comedo necrosis. (b) Intermediate-grade ductal carcinoma…
Patient Young age White race Private insurance Family history of breast cancer Tumor Infiltrating lobular histology Multicentric disease Tumor size Treatment BRCA testing MRI Breast reconstruction Facility type Reasons for…
