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ArticleCureus2021

Medical and Psychosocial Challenges Associated with Breast Cancer Survivorship.

Raja Rahool, Ghulam Haider, Aisha Shahid, Mehwish R Shaikh, Paras Memon, Bhunisha Pawan, Shumyla Beg, Kiran Abbas, Manahil Khalid

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. A Web-based Lifestyle Intervention for Cancer Survivors: Feasibility and Acceptability of SurvivorSHINE.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Raja RahoolOncology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Ghulam HaiderOncology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Aisha ShahidOncology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Mehwish R ShaikhOncology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Paras MemonOncology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Bhunisha PawanOncology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Shumyla BegOncology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Kiran AbbasInternal Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Manahil KhalidInternal Medicine, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective To assess the association between common survivorship issues and characteristics of breast cancer survivors presenting at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.  Methodology This study was conducted in the medical oncology department of Jinnah Medical Postgraduate Center from March 27, 2019, to September 27, 2019. A number of 257 females of age group 18-90 years who had either completed their treatment or were undergoing treatment at the time were included using non-probability consecutive sampling techniques. Face-to-face interviews were personally conducted by the researcher, and data regarding the socio-demographics and common survivorship issues faced by breast cancer patients were obtained. The data acquired were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 23 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY). Results The mean age of the breast cancer survivors were 42.58 ± 10.07 years. Of the main challenges, lack of energy received the highest mean score of 3.44 ± 1.26, followed by fatigue and financial issues. Overall the most common survivorship issue were financial issues (81.3%), followed by fatigue (80.9%), cessation of the menstrual cycle (66.1%), weak social support (59.1%), and cosmetic disfigurement (51.8%). Conclusion Breast cancer survivors have various psychological, medical, and social issues and may require unique attention during follow-up visits.

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breast neoplasmscancer survivorsfinancial stressmastectomypsycho-oncologypsychophysiologysocial supportsurvivorship

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PMID33717749
PMCPMC7943930

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