side effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer patients

... epidemiology of cancer pain and of its treatments, the quality of analgesic-drug therapy and the effectiveness of alternative analgesic strategies in a large, prospective, unselected cohort of cancer patients ... epidemiology of cancer pain and of its treatments, the quality of analge- sic-drug therapy and the effect of alternative analgesic strategies in a large, prospective, unselected cohort of can- cer patients ... the treatment (for example, the choice of morphine in eligible patients) , eventually the comparison of outcomes (for example, pian intensity) by matching or stratifing patients according to the value of...

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... studied 30 patients treated with CMS for at least 48 h [27]. Nephrotoxicity was observed in ten (33%) patients (Injury: 3 patients; Fail- ure: 5 patients; End-stage: 2 patients) . Patients who developed ... received intravenous CMS for at least 3 days [20]. Overall, 30 (45%) patients exhibited criteria for nephrotoxicity at the time of peak creatinine level (Risk: 13 patients; Injury: 10 patients; Failure: 7 patients) . ... patients) . In 21% of the patients, CMS was stopped because of nephrotoxicity. Spapen et al. Annals of Intensive Care 2011, 1:14 http://www.annalsofintensivecare.com/content/1/1/14 Page 3 of 7 Table...

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... study documents the impact of skin side effects on quality of life of advanced colon cancer patients treated with EGFR inhibitors. Among the evaluated scales con- sidered by Skindex29 questionnaire, ... where not only onco- logical patients are considered [8,11,14,15]. Respect to other conditions, the impact of skin side effects on colon cancer patients is relevant for all the three scales consid- ered. ... Board of the hospital, and all patients were provided with a written informed consent before entering the study. Eligible patients were Italian speaking older than 18 years of age. All patients...

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... Validation of the Euro- pean Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) as a measure of psychosocial function in breast cancer patients. Eur J Cancer 1998, ... in breast cancer – taking stock. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003, 95(4):263-281. 46. Montazeri A: Health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients: a bibliographic review of ... interventions for breast cancer survivors [9-18]. Given the high prevalence of breast cancer and budget constraints in health care, it is also important to understand the impact of alternative strategies...

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... more severe side effects [22]. One of the reasons could be ascribed to the composition of the formulation and the poor control of the drug release rate. Therefore, the development of compatible ... nanocapsule form. This observation was consistent with a previous report [48] related to a nanoparticulate form of another anticancer drug (doxorubicin) tested on a different breast cancer cell ... surface tension of drug and excipients, respectively. 12 References [1] Herbst RS, Khuri FR: Mode of action of docetaxel - a basis for combination with novel anticancer agents. Cancer Treat...

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... the for- mer, the most used in Europe for breast cancer are the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Cancer Quality Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and its breast- cancer- speci ... methodological quality of studies was assessed. Results: Spain ranked midway in the European Union in terms of the number of studies conducted on the HRQL of breast cancer patients. Of the total of 133 papers ... European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; EORTC QLQ-BR23: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality Life Questionnaire Breast Cancer Specific Module;...

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... J Cancer 1991, 64:1133-1138. 12. Bloom HJG, Richardson WW: Histological grading and prognosis in breast cancer: a study of 1409 cases of which 539 have been followed up for 15 years. Br J Cancer ... JL: Confirmation of a prognostic index in primary breast cancer. Br J Cancer 1987, 56:489-492. 14. Lonn U, Lonn S, Nilsson B, Stenkvist B: Breast cancer: prognostic significance of c-erb-B2 and ... Serum levels of IL-6 correlates well with the extent of tumor invasion, LN metastasis, distant metastasis and TNM staging thus enveloping all aspects of breast cancer. Introduction Breast cancer is...

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... of immunocytochemically localized estrogen receptors in human breast cancer. Cancer Res 1990, 5012:3545-3550. 9. British Breast Group: Assessment of response to treatment in advanced breast cancer. ... 9:101 http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/101 Page 2 of 4 RESEARC H Open Access Clinical relevance of “withdrawal therapy” as a form of hormonal manipulation for breast cancer Amit Agrawal * , John FR Robertson ... provide additional line of therapy. It should be considered as part of the sequencing of endocrine therapy. Background Estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancers after a period of response to anti-estrogens...

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... type of organization for the treatment of breast cancer. This change will be driven not much from “ mandatory” requirements, but by the willingness of more sophisti- cated breast cancer patients ... R, Taylor C, Wang Y: Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group (EBCTCG). Effects of radiotherapy and of differences in the extent of surgery for early breast cancer on local recurrence ... type of mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2006, 96:47-51. 102. Gulben K, Yildirim E, Berberoglu U: Prediction of occult nipple-areola complex involvement in breast cancer...

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... Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France 1996, 66:253-365. 11. Swerdlow AJ, Jones ME: Tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer and risk of endometrial cancer: a case-control study. J Natl Cancer ... feasibility of tamoxifen for prevention of breast cancer. Br J Cancer 1989, 60(1):126-31. 4. Fisher B, Costantino JP, Redmond CK, Fisher ER, Wickerham DL, Cronin WM: Endometrial cancer in tamoxifen-treated ... eutic agent has led to its prophy- lactic use in the prevention of breast cancer in healthy women at high risk of developing breast cancer and it has also shown efficacy in this regard [9]. Despite...

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... predictor of malignancy. Conclusion: Age ( 50) at the time of biopsy is an independent predictive factor for breast cancer at surgical excision in patients with diagnosed ADH at CNB. For patients ... factor for breast cancer at surgical excision in patients with diagnosed ADH at CNB. Identification of patients with ADH diagnosed by CNB who can be spared surgical excision is an area of active ... performed on sus- picious breast lesions at the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital. A total of 69 CNBs led to a diagnosis of ADH, and 45 patients underwent follow-up surgical excision. Seven patients...

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... M, Busch R, Molls M, Zimmermann FB: Longitudinal analysis of quality of life in patients receiving conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Strahlenther Onkol 2010, 186:46-52. 17. Pinkawa ... Development and validation of the expanded prostate cancer index composite (epic) for comprehensive assessment of health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer. Urology 2000, 56:899-905. 19. ... late effects have also been reported for prostate cancer patients [12,13]. However, though qual- ity of life (QoL) issues are increasingly addressed in the literature [14-17], the impact of acute...

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... severity of acute breast cancer ther- apy-related morbidity is very limited. Breast- conserving therapy (BCT) is the accepted stan- dard treatment for early-stage breast cancer (BC) and consists of ... treatment for BC should be performed in elderly women. Introduction With the aging of th e population, more older women are being diagnosed with breast cancer. Over 40% of all newly diagnosed breast cancer ... 5:103 http://www.ro-journal.com/content/5/1/103 Page 7 of 9 RESEARC H Open Access Is standard breast- conserving therapy (BCT) in elderly breast cancer patients justified? A prospective measurement of acute toxicity according...

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