BACKGROUND In cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery, measurement of patient-reported outcomes has become increasingly important to research efforts and clinical care. We aimed to describe how breast conditions and breast surgery impact on patient satisfaction and quality of life. METHODS We conducted qualitative, in-depth interviews with 48 women who had undergone either breast reduction...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and its treatment includes various surgeries. Breast-Q is a new patient-reported outcome instrument for breast surgery and it should be validated appropriately for clinical research. This study aimed to develop the Persian version of the Breast-Q and validate the reconstruction module to evaluate the quality of life and satisfaction o...

INTRODUCTION The results of breast cancer treatment depend mainly on better detection in mammography screening and, consequently, a higher proportion of women with early stage of the disease. They depend also on a better access to health care services and the effectiveness of oncological treatment. One of the methods of breast cancer control is a breast-conserving surgery. With a proper patient...

Introduction: COVID-19 implied that a great number of infected individuals were hospitalized and possibly admitted to intensive care units. Cancer centers have rapidly changed models by delaying non-urgent surgeries. Breast surgeries delayed for early breast cancer patients forcing clinicians potentially alter treatment recommendations neo-adjuvant chemotherapy until appropriate conditions esta...

background: women with the medical history of breast cancer constitute the biggest group of patients who survived cancer. despite the high rate of mastectomy after breast cancer in iran only limited patients elect reconstruction surgery. the aim of our study was to evaluate the rate of tendency to breast reconstruction (br) surgery among women with breast cancer who had mastectomy but not under...

Breast cancer is the most lethal form of that can strike women anywhere in world. The complex and tough undertaking order to lower death rate process predicting a patient’s likelihood survival following breast surgery. Due fact this prediction linked life woman, effective algorithms are required for purpose making prognosis.

background: keeping the patient in a sitting or semi-sitting position for time-consuming oncoplastic breast surgery is a major challenge for anesthesiologists due to several considerations. this cohort study was conducted on two groups of patients undergoing breast surgery. methods: study participants were categorized into two groups: one group was composed of normotensive women (group a) and t...

Breast reduction is a surgical procedure used to reduce the size of breasts and improve shape proportion body. This can relieve back, neck, shoulder pain, as well confidence quality life patients suffering from large, heavy breasts. an effective safe intervention decrease patients.