Aromatase Inhibitor Musculoskeletal Syndrome
Introduction An aromatase inhibitor (AI) is a type of medication that stops the production of estrogen. This type of medication is the preferred treatment for hormone-receptor positive breast cancer in…
GYNECOLOGY
Rehabilitation of the Cancer Patient With Skeletal Metastasis
Introduction Metastatic bone disease is a debilitating condition that arises in advanced stages of cancer. Tumors from different organ systems can metastasize to the bones, threatening skeletal support, muscular and…
Reconstructive Surgery and Postoperative Care for Breast Cancer
Introduction Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with a reported prevalence of more than 3.8 million women in the United States as of January 1, 2019. It…
Principles of Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer
Introduction Breast cancer is a heterogeneous group of diseases in which cells originating most commonly from the ducts and lobules in the breast tissue, change and divide uncontrollably with the…
Practice Implementation, Clinical Assessment, and Outcomes Measurement
Introduction The cancer care continuum is a protracted time period with multiple medical treatments introduced at varying time points through that continuum. Each medical treatment brings with it the risk…
Breast Cancer Surgery
Introduction Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women accounting for 266,000 new cancers in 2019 alone. It is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality in women….
Systemic Therapy for the Treatment of Breast Cancer
Introduction Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of death in women. Approximately one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their…
A Comprehensive Approach to Psychosocial Distress and Anxiety in Breast and Gynecological Cancers
Background Cancer-related psychological distress and anxiety is widely reported side effect of cancer during and after treatment. Nearly one-third of cancer survivors, around 16.9 million in the United States, are…
Prehabilitation in Breast and Gynecologic Oncology
Introduction Prehabilitation has been defined in the literature as “a process on the cancer continuum of care that occurs between the time of cancer diagnosis and the beginning of acute…
Nutritional Rehabilitation of Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Patients
Nutrition Screening and Assessment in Breast and Gynecological Cancers Facing a cancer diagnosis is always detrimental. Many cancer patients have to deal with the physiological burden that cancer treatments may…
