By: Theresa Brown, RN From: .cancernursingtoday.com As a patient with breast cancer, I find October a difficult month. Suddenly having the world go pink reminds me of my disease in a way that feels unpleasant rather than supportive. But this October I have some great information to share with patients who have breast cancer and the nurses and physicians who …
Study Reveals Worse Clinical Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients Who Reported Higher Pain and Stress
By: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center From: newswise.com More studies needed to determine if reducing pain & stress could improve survival Investigators looked for links between inflammation-related factors & outcomes Phase 3 clinical trial enrolled more than 3,000 patients Secondary analyses of a phase 3 clinical trial have revealed that breast cancer patients who reported high levels of pain and stress …
Living With Hope: Navigating Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
From: prma-enhance.com Breast cancer is a journey fraught with challenges, both physical and emotional. For many women who undergo mastectomy as part of their breast cancer treatment, a lesser-known but significant issue can emerge: Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS). PMPS is a complex and often debilitating pain syndrome that can persist long after breast cancer surgery. In this blog post we …
Pain and Functional Status Predict Malnutrition in Elderly Women With Breast Cancer
By: Bryant Fowler From: oncologynurseadvisor.com Elderly women with breast cancer who report pain or have impaired functional status should be screened for malnutrition, reported Janine Overcash, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FAAN, and coauthors at the 48th Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress. “Proactive screening prior to clinical signs and symptoms is important to the health of older people undergoing cancer treatment …
Does breast cancer cause pain?
reFrom: healthline.com Breast pain, also called mastalgia, is not a commonTrusted Source symptom of breast cancer. When breast pain is related to breast cancer: it’s confined to one breast or nipple it’s in a specific area rather than an all-over pain there’s no variation related to the menstrual cycle Pain when cancer has spread to other areas in the body …
The Medical Minute: Could that breast pain be cancer? When to get a mammogram
From: psu.edu If you’ve ever felt pain, tenderness and tightness — maybe even a sharp, stabbing sensation — in your breasts, it’s hard not to jump to conclusions. Could it be the “C” word? Rarely, experts say. “We see a lot of patients who come looking for answers that have widespread, cyclical breast pain,” said Dr. Alison Chetlen, a staff …
Here Are the 9 Biggest Signs of Breast Cancer in Women—and When to See a Doctor
By: Jennifer Larson From: parade.com Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. One in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in her lifetime, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Some people are at greater risk than others, but it’s still important for all women to know …
The Cancer Side Effects That Never Disappear
By: Jane Biehl Ph.D. From: curetoday.com I think most of us cancer survivors will agree we are grateful for every day and rejoice if we are in remission. When we are told we have NED (no evidence of disease), we want to party! What we seldom realize on this tricky cancer journey is that some of the side effects are …
New Clues to Sleep Problems, Solutions in Cancer Patients
By: Mike Bassett From: medpagetoday.com Two late-breaking studies presented at the Oncology Nursing Society virtual annual meeting tackled an issue common to many cancer survivors — poor sleep. In the first, researchers found that almost two-thirds of patients with gastrointestinal cancers who received chemotherapy had high levels of sleep disturbance, and that these patients were more likely to be younger, …
Symptoms often underrecognized among patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer
By: Mark Leiser From: healio.com Symptoms such as pain, fatigue and pruritus often went underrecognized among patients with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy, according to study results presented at the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Black patients and younger patients appeared at significantly higher risk for symptom underrecognition, results showed. “We were disappointed to find that physicians frequently didn’t …
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