BACKGROUND there are few studies on breast symptoms (BS) in patients attended at primary care units in Mexico. The aim was to determine the frequency and types of BS overall and by age-group and establish which BS were related to diagnosis of breast cancer. METHODS data from all female patients with a breast-disease-related diagnosis, attended from 2006 to 2010, at the Family Medicine Unit 38...

BACKGROUND Since their introduction, the safety of silicone breast implants has been under debate. Although an association with systemic diseases was never established, women continuously blamed implants for their unexplained systemic symptoms. In 2011, a pattern of symptoms caused by systemic reactions to adjuvants (e.g. vaccines, silicone) was identified: 'autoimmune syndrome induced by adjuv...

background: patients with breast cancer are predisposed to some psychiatric symptoms and mental disorders due to their life styles or disease conditions. these problems cause patients to deal with daily stress, feeling guilty, anxiety, dysphoric mood and impaired social relations. such problems will lead to serious mental disorders. therefore, life skills training may help the patients to cope ...

© 2012 Harborside Press® B reast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. In 2012, approximately 226,870 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States (American Cancer Society, 2012). Depending on tumor characteristics and stage of disease, breast cancer treatment includes surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biologic therapy, and hormonal therapy. Aromatase inhib...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer survivors not only experience distressing physical symptoms associated with treatments, but also are faced with psychosocial challenges. Despite growing scientific evidence that physical activity (PA) may mitigate psychosocial distress experienced by women treated for breast cancer, the literature is equivocal. PURPOSE This study investigated the relationships between...

Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm and the second most common cause of cancer death in women. This malignancy is recognized to be estrogen-dependent and due to this feature, hormone replacement therapy is regarded as potentially dangerous in breast cancer survivors who seek relief of their menopausal symptoms. Whereas hot flashes are detected in nearly half of postme...

© 2012 Harborside Press® B reast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. In 2012, approximately 226,870 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States (American Cancer Society, 2012). Depending on tumor characteristics and stage of disease, breast cancer treatment includes surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biologic therapy, and hormonal therapy. Aromatase inhib...