Patients can be diagnosed with metastatic disease at
the time of their breast cancer diagnosis or after a period of time has elapsed since their initial early breast cancer was treated.
Not exact matches
A
diagnosis of breast cancer brings a complex range
of emotional and practical concerns, and being unable to access necessary drugs can only cause extra anxiety at an already difficult
time.
Assessed patients had a range
of cancer types, with the most common types being
breast cancer (44 %), prostate
cancer (15 %), and colorectal
cancer (14 %), and the average
time since
cancer diagnosis was 13.5 months.
The study, published in
Cancer, surveyed 1,006 women who were treated for early stage breast cancer and were employed at the time of their diag
Cancer, surveyed 1,006 women who were treated for early stage
breast cancer and were employed at the time of their diag
cancer and were employed at the
time of their
diagnosis.
People with
breast cancer or lymphoma were three
times as likely to develop heart failure within five years
of their
cancer diagnosis, and 20 years following
cancer treatment were still nearly twice as likely to have been diagnosed with heart failure compared to similar patients who didn't undergo
cancer therapy.
Factors examined as potential confounders or effect modifiers included age (at
breast cancer diagnosis for cases, at
time of study enrollment for controls), age at first birth, number
of children, birth
of a son, history
of breastfeeding, miscarriage, abortion, oral contraceptive use, smoking status, age at menarche and number
of cell equivalents tested for detection
of FMc.
Song Yao, an associate professor at the Roswell Park
Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., led a study to determine Vitamin D levels at the time of diagnosis with breast cancer sur
Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., led a study to determine Vitamin D levels at the
time of diagnosis with
breast cancer sur
cancer survival.
Women with the most common forms
of breast cancer who are overweight or obese at the
time of diagnosis have significantly higher risk
of breast cancer recurrence and death.