Breast cancer: Establishing normality

Breast Implants and Breast Cancer

Establishing an evidence base for the specialist breast nurse: a model for Australian breast cancer care.

The unmet needs of women with breast cancer have been extensively documented. In the United Kingdom, the introduction of the specialist breast nurse (SBN) role has been one strategy to improve the psychological wellbeing of women. This paper describes a SBN model of care and clinical pathway for Australian treatment settings, developed from systematic reviews of research and clinical practice g...

The intersection of cancer and aging: establishing the need for breast cancer rehabilitation.

The increasing success of treatments for common cancers has resulted in growing awareness of the unique health care needs of cancer survivors. Cancer treatments can be toxic and have long-lasting effects on health, potentially accelerating the aging process and producing associated declines in physical function. In this synthesis of the literature, we critically examine the strength of existing...

Breast Cancer and Screening

سرطان پستان یکی از شایع ترین بیماریهای بدخیم و اولین علت مرگ و میر زنان بوده و تقریبا یک سوم تمام سرطانهای زنان را تشکیل می دهد.

Breast Cancer in Men

Male breast cancer is one of the rare malignancies. Clinically it usually a fixed mass in the breast in the seventh decade of life. Metabolic disorders and gyneco­mastia and Klinefelter's syndrome are important predis­r,osing factors.  Primary management is simple mastectomy plus re­gio:ial lymph node irradiation. In late cases or metastatic disease, orchidectomy, adrenalectomy, and hypophysec...