ReviewCurrent breast cancer reports2021
Health-Related Suffering and Palliative Care in Breast Cancer.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Unveiling age-differentiated pathways: spiritual well-being links to quality of life in breast cancer survivors through network analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient Experience in Oncology Palliative Care Within the Saudi Model of Care Framework: Evidence from the Qassim Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Quality of life, insomnia, attitudes and beliefs in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer: a cross-sectional study in Amol city Northern Iran.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Construction of a prognostic model and analysis of related mechanisms in breast cancer based on multiple datasets.Translational cancer research · 2025Article
- Structured Palliative Care Training Enhances Nursing Competence: Evidence from Breast Cancer Care.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- Time from Final Oncologist Visit to Death and Palliative Systemic Treatment Use Near the End of Life in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Luminal Breast Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Palliative Care Use Trends, Racial/Ethnic Disparities, and Overall Survival Differences Among Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer.Journal of palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Article
- Global research trends in palliative care for breast cancer from 2012 to 2022: A scientometric analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Editorial: Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer in 2022: The Rise of Novel Molecular Biomarkers.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose of Review: Breast cancer continues to be the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. By the suffering that it causes in various domains of life, breast cancer seriously impacts the quality of life of affected individuals and causes a major burden of suffering in the community. The objectives of the review were to understand the health-related suffering in patients with breast cancer and to identify the scope of palliative care in improving the quality of life of patients with breast cancer. Recent Findings: Breast cancer causes suffering in physical, psychological, social, financial, and spiritual domains of the lives of the patient and family. Management of breast cancer with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation could have adverse effects, such as pain, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, shortness of breath, depression, and constipation. Both cancer and its treatment can impact the psychosocial and spiritual well-being of the patient and family members. Integrating palliative care into existing breast cancer treatment programs seems to be the best approach to diminish these sufferings. Summary: In addition to pain and other physical symptoms, breast cancer can cause major psychological, social, and spiritual suffering. In the context of developing countries, out-of-pocket expenditure can cause major financial destruction which can impact generations. Integration of palliative care to breast cancer treatment is essential.
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