Clinical impact of adjuvant radiation therapy delay after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer
Silva S, Pereira A, Marta G, de Barros Lima K, de Freitas T, Matutino A, de Azevedo Souza M, de Azevedo R, de Viveiros P, da Silva Lima J, Filassi J, de Andrade Carvalho H, Piato J, Mano M. Clinical impact of adjuvant radiation therapy delay after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer. The Breast 2017, 38: 39-44. PMID: 29223797, DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative radiation therapyDisease-free survivalBetter disease-free survivalNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerOverall survivalAdvanced breast cancerClinical stage IIIBetter overall survivalAdvanced BC patientsTherapy delayBC patientsClinical impactEarly initiationRadiation therapyStage IIIPatientsSurgeryOptimal timingWeeksChemotherapyFirm conclusionsCancerSurvivalInitiationThe impact of age in the quality of life of patients diagnosed with breast cancer after curative treatment.
Matutino A, Lewis J, Verma S, Taylor A, Huber S, Chen G. The impact of age in the quality of life of patients diagnosed with breast cancer after curative treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 67-67. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.7_suppl.67.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerDifferent age groupsCurative treatmentAge groupsRetrospective cross-sectional analysisAnti-hormonal therapyBreast conserving surgeryCancer Patient QuestionnaireQuality of lifeImpact of ageCross-sectional analysisHigh financial burdenSurvivorship careConserving surgeryPatient questionnaireCurative therapySecond cancersLess painQOL scoresInvasive diseaseQoL dataHigh prevalenceStage 0Radiation therapyOngoing anxiety