Factors influencing the process of medication (non-)adherence and (non-)persistence in breast cancer patients with adjuvant antihormonal therapy: a qualitative study

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. e12339 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Verbrugghe ◽  
S. Verhaeghe ◽  
E. Decoene ◽  
S. De Baere ◽  
B. Vandendorpe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Antihormonal Therapy

Factors influencing options in primary breast cancer treatment.

1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
W H Wolberg ◽  
M A Tanner ◽  
E P Romsaas ◽  
D L Trump ◽  
J F Malec
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Primary Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Tumor Excision ◽  
Factors Influencing

Primary breast cancer treatment is determined by tumor factors and by patient preference. Breast cancer treatments that preserve the cosmetic appearance of the breast are appealing and effective for appropriately selected patients; long-term survival following tumor excision and breast irradiation appears to be comparable to that for mastectomy. Since April 1981, when a protocol was developed and treatment options were offered, factors influencing treatment selection have been analyzed in 206 consecutive primary breast cancer patients. Mastectomy was dictated by tumor-related factors in 96 patients (47%); 110 patients (53%) had the option of mastectomy or conservation--tumor excision plus radiotherapy to the breast. Among these 110 eligible patients, 54 chose conservation (49%) and 56 chose mastectomy (51%). Intraoperative findings for ten patients electing conservation necessitated mastectomy, so conservation was accomplished for 44 (21%) of those treated for breast cancer. Beginning in July 1982, breast cancer patients took a battery of psychosexual assessments before any operation (Profile of Mood States [POMS], Health Locus of Control Scale [HLCS] Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Test [MAT], Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale [PAIS], Derogatis Sexual Function Inventory [DSFI], Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory [MCMI], and a Breast Cancer Information Test [BCIT]). Comparisons of psychologic and demographic variables were made between patients who chose mastectomy and those who chose conservation. No demographic variable was statistically significantly related to choice, although older women tended to select mastectomy more than younger women. Compared with those who elected conservation, women who elected mastectomy were more tense and anxious (P less than .01), more introverted (P less than .01), felt more depressed and dejected (P less than .05), and reported more sexual problems (P less than .05). Those who elected conservation valued their physical appearance more highly (P less than .01) and were generally more self-interested (P less than .05). Mastectomy was dictated by medical considerations for approximately half of patients with breast cancer. Among candidates for breast conservation, the importance of retaining the breast appeared to be determined to a significant degree by measurable psychological factors.

UNDERSTANDING FACTORS INFLUENCING OUTCOMES IN OLDER RURAL BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. S17
Author(s):  
K. Kenzik ◽  
G.B. Rocque ◽  
W. Landier ◽  
S. Bhatia
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Prognostic factors influencing prognosis in early breast cancer patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
Safa Najafi ◽  
Masoud Sadeghi ◽  
Fereshteh Abasvandi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Shajari ◽  
Kamran Mohebi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Early Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Factors Influencing
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