Cost and Cost Effectiveness Considerations
Cost and Cost Effectiveness Considerations Bruce E. Hillner Cancer care costs have been growing faster than the overall rates of health care, especially over the last 20 years. The combination…
Reproductive Issues in Breast Cancer Survivors
Reproductive Issues in Breast Cancer Survivors Kathryn J. Ruddy Elizabeth S. Ginsburg INTRODUCTION Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies in women of childbearing age. Approximately 10%…
Psychosocial Adaptation during and after Breast Cancer
Psychosocial Adaptation during and after Breast Cancer Kimberley L. Miller Julia H. Rowland Mary Jane Massie INTRODUCTION Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among American women, with…
Overview of Survivorship Issues
Overview of Survivorship Issues Ann H. Partridge Larissa Nekhlyudov OVERVIEW Cancer survivorship has been defined as the period of time from diagnosis through the balance of a person’s life (1)….
Nursing Care in Patient Management and Quality of Life
Nursing Care in Patient Management and Quality of Life Karen Meneses Deborah K. Walker Nurses have an integral role in the interdisciplinary management of patients from prevention, screening, and early…
Breast Cancer in Minority Women
Breast Cancer in Minority Women Katherine E. Reeder-Hayes, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Lisa A. Carey INTRODUCTION: A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING BREAST CANCER DISPARITIES The study of breast cancer in minority women…
Breast Cancer in Younger Women
Breast Cancer in Younger Women Ann H. Partridge Aron Goldhirsch Shari Gelber Richard D. Gelber OVERVIEW Breast cancer rarely occurs in young women. Of the hundreds of thousands of breast…
Breast Cancer in Older Women
Breast Cancer in Older Women Gretchen Kimmick Kevin S. Hughes Hyman B. Muss BACKGROUND: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOLOGY Disparities in breast cancer outcome in older women, where older is typically defined…
Local Management of Bone Metastases
Local Management of Bone Metastases J. Sybil Biermann Albert J. Aboulafia James A. Hayman Historically, published information and clinical trials relating to the skeletal complications of malignancy combined data that…
Medical Treatment for Bone Metastases
Medical Treatment for Bone Metastases Stephen V. Liu Christy A. Russell MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR BONE METASTASES Skeletal metastases are a common event in breast cancer, responsible for profound patient morbidity…
