ReviewCurrent opinion in supportive and palliative care2015
Managing psychosocial issues faced by young women with breast cancer at the time of diagnosis and during active treatment.
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- Supportive care needs and associated factors among reproductive age women with breast cancer.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Baseline Body Composition Characteristics and Overall Survival in Young Women with Breast Cancer: Matched Case-Control Study Nested Within a Cohort.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2026Article
- Unmet Psychosocial Needs and Quality of Life of Young Women with Breast Cancer: A Scoping Systematic Review.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Beyond the scars: a qualitative study on the experiences of mastectomy among young women with breast cancer in a country with crisis.BMC women's health · 2023Article
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- A scoping review of psychological distress instruments in women with early-stage breast cancer during chemotherapy.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Risk factors for psychological morbidity and the protective role of coping self-efficacy in young women with breast cancer early in diagnosis: a national multicentre cohort study.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2022Article
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- The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Emotional and Cognitive Vulnerability in Iranian Women With Breast Cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Clinicopathological Characteristics And Treatment Outcomes Of Breast Cancer Among Adolescents And Young Adults In A Developing Country.Cancer management and research · 2019Article
- Childbearing across borders: Fertility and parenthood attitudes and decisions among breast cancer survivors in USA and Portugal.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2018Article
- Longitudinal effect of emotional processing on psychological symptoms in women under 50 with breast cancer.Health psychology openArticle
- Assessing the Impact of Mastectomy on the Quality of Life among Cancer Survivors: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study in Mysuru.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review examines recent literature on the psychosocial needs of and interventions for young women. We focus on the active treatment period given the toxicity of treatment, the incidence of anxiety, and depressive symptoms in these women during treatment. This review summarizes research relevant to addressing their social and emotional concerns. RECENT
findingsYoung women undergoing treatment for breast cancer remain understudied despite unique needs. Psychoeducational interventions help to relieve symptoms and emotional distress during treatment, but effects do not appear to persist over the longer term. In the clinical context, the performance of prognostic-risk prediction models in this population is poor. Surgical decision-making is often driven by fear of recurrence and body image rather than prognosis, and decision aids may help young women to synthesize information to preserve their role in the treatment process. SUMMARY: First, shared decision-making, second, balancing body image, fear of recurrence, and recommended treatment, and third, palliative care for metastasis are essential research priorities for the clinical setting. In the larger social context, unique family/partner dynamics as well as financial and insurance concerns warrant particular attention in this population.
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