Observational studyAnais brasileiros de dermatologia2018
Prevalence of dermatological complaints in patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
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- Examining the barriers and facilitators of mammography screening in women in southern Iran: The use of intervention mapping.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Body image concerns among women diagnosed with breast cancer in a South Asian setting: a phenomenology approach.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Vitiligo-Like Lesions in a Patient with Metastatic Breast Cancer Treated with Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK) 4/6 Inhibitor: A Case Report and Literature Review.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2022Article
- Restorative oncodermatology: Diagnosis and management of dermatologic sequelae from cancer therapies.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2021Review
- Comparative study of adjuvant chemotherapeutic efficacy of docetaxel plus cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide in female breast cancer.Cancer management and research · 2019Article
- Dermatological Aspects of Nursing Oncology: Meaningful Observations Ensuring Better Quality of Life.Indian journal of palliative careReview
- Incidence of radiodermatitis and factors associated with its severity in women with breast cancer: a cohort study.Anais brasileiros de dermatologiaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundInternal malignancies such as breast cancer, as well as their treatment can often result in skin changes.
objectiveTo assess the prevalence of dermatological complaints in patients who are undergoing oncological treatment for breast cancer in a hospital in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
methodsObservational, cross-sectional study, from October 2015 to February 2016 in which 152 patients with the diagnosis of breast cancer, undergoing treatment with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy and/or surgery, were interviewed and completed a research protocol developed by the author.
resultsThe treatment of breast cancer was associated with dermatological complaints in 94.1% of the interviewed, being with hair loss the most frequent, present in 79.6% of the sample, followed by nail changes (56%). Patients with lighter skin phototypes (I, II and III) had a lower risk (p=0.045) of developing skin changes when compared to darker phototypes. Radiation therapy (p=0.011) and oncological surgery (pFisher=0.004) were statistically significant when related to skin changes. STUDY LIMITATIONS: Inherent to the design of the study, as well as recall bias.
conclusionsIt was found that most patients diagnosed with breast cancer showed dermatologic manifestations during the proposed cancer treatment. Patients undergoing radiotherapy and surgery showed skin changes with greater statistical significance.
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