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Filter by:Breast cancer is the most common cancer in French women, with 52000 new cases each year. Shift work and night work is recognized by International Agency for Research on Cancer as a potential risk factor. Epidemiological studies find, for most of them, an increased risk of breast cancer compared with general population. Physiological hypothesis rely on the melatonin role in defense against tumorigenesis. According to High Authority of Health clinical good practice guidelines, the risk does not justify more screening than the organized screening. We do not have information about awareness level of workers in health structures, specially in the Hospices Civils de Lyon. Investigators would like to know how employees take part to breast cancer screening, specially in night workers. This study, as a survey, is a first step to evaluate the need for specific actions to increase the participation to breast cancer screening.
A recurrence index for distant recurrence (RI-DR), an 18-gene-based clinical-genomic model, has been developed for early-stage breast cancer (EBC). In this study, Investigators compared the prognostic performance of the RI-DR with the Oncotype DX (ODx) recurrence score (RS) for any recurrence risk type.
The MARIA breast imaging system is a Conformité Européenne (CE)-marked radio-frequency (RF) medical imaging device. The system employs an electromagnetic imaging technique that exploits the dielectric contrast between normal and cancerous tissues. The performance and imaging characteristic differences between the M5 and M6 versions of MARIA are not yet well demonstrated in the clinical environment, particularly with regards to cysts. The evaluation of some aspects of this potentially important new technology will occur in this comparative technical study. Further, the dielectric constant of cyst fluid is currently not well understood and obtaining readings from aspirated cyst fluid in applicable patients will be attempted.
There is currently no strict recommendations for the management of patients who have received at least one or two lines of anthracyclines-based chemotherapy and taxane therapy for advanced breast cancer. However, Halaven® can represent a therapeutic alternative at this stage of the disease. Indeed, since march 2011, Halaven® has been granted Marketing Authorization (MA) for patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer, whose disease has progressed after at least two lines of chemotherapy for advanced disease (3rd line). In these patients, the indication for marketing authorization specifies that the previous treatment must have included an anthracycline and a taxane except in patients who can not receive these treatments. An extension of indication was obtained on 27/06/2014 with a marketing authorization obtained in the treatment of locally advanced or second-line metastatic breast cancer. According to the Transparency Commission of the High Authority of Health (HAS dated September 23, 2015), Halaven® (Eribulin), administered as monotherapy, in the third line of treatment and beyond, represents a therapeutic option, because it brings an improvement of medical service rendered compared to Capecitabine (XELODA®) and Vinorelbine (NAVELBINE®). In addition, Halaven® (Eribuline) administrated as monotherapy in second-line of treatment is an alternative to other monotherapies recommended for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic relapsed breast cancer, such as Capecitabine (XELODA®). and Vinorelbine (NAVELBINE®). But, no improvement of medical service rendered has been reported in second line of treatment. According to these results, it would be interesting to have additional data concerning the use of Halaven® (Eribulin), in the second and third lines, but also in the fourth line. For this purpose, the investigators propose to perform a study in patients with metastatic breast cancer who have failed treatment after the first line and beyond. In this study, the investigators will be particularly interested in "long-responder" patients, that is to say, in objective response or with stability for 6 months or more under Halaven®, in order to better characterize these patients. Patients must have been treated by Halaven between September 2011 and December 2016, to have a sufficient follow-up for the survival data of the patients.
Researchers are trying to see if proactive identification and team based individualized care of cancer patients having emotional difficulties can improve quality of life relative to treatment as usual. Also, to see if proactive approaches to maintain wellness can prevent grief among breast cancer patients, experiencing no emotional difficulties relative to treatment as usual.
Breast cancer surgery is one of the most common surgeries, due to the high incidence of breast cancer. Unfortunately, patients experience significant postoperative acute pain, placing them at risk for increased clinical morbidity and the development of disabling chronic pain which may rich up to 55% . The intensity of perioperative pain experienced by the patient is one of the best predictors of chronic pain. However, postoperative analgesia in breast cancer surgery is difficult due to the extensive nature of the surgery and the complex innervation of the breast. Several newly described regional anesthesia techniques exist to control perioperative pain, including the Paravertebral block (PVB) which has been proved to be the most effective one. The anatomic proximity of the pleura and central neuraxial system makes it a particularly challenging technique and carrying a risk of pneumothorax. The Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) is a novel interfascial plane block described by Forero et al in September 2016. Local anesthetic injection is performed beneath the erector spinae muscle. Local anesthetic (LA) expected to achieve paravertebral spread of three vertebral levels cranially and four levels caudally, blocking the dorsal and ventral rami of the spinal nerves.The easy, fast and safe execution of ESPB makes it a promising technique in the context of surgical pain during breast cancer surgery. There is no sufficient randomized controlled trials that assess the effectiveness of ESPB in controlling post-operative breast surgery pain. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effect of Ultrasound-guided ESPB in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.
This current chart review study was designed to investigate the incidence of breast cancer in women treated with subcutaneous testosterone therapy for symptoms of hormone deficiency.
One of the most common conservative treatments of lymphoedema is Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy (CDP). The bandage is one of the most important components of the treatment process. The multilayer short-stretch bandage is used to maintain volume reduction and prevent lymph backflow caused by compression. However, some patients refuse or postpone treatment or show a lower compliance with compression bandaging.Kinesio® Tex tape (KT) is a new technique for managing lymphoedema in the field of physical and alternative therapy, and it may affect decongestion of lymphatic fluid accumulated under the skin. Some studies which showed that KT was an effective for patients with BCRL, it was applied on both the affected arm and anastomosis. One of these studies also reported that a significant reduction in limb volume in patients who were applied of the tape only to the affected arm. This significant effect could also be seen by applying KT only to the anastomosis. In literature, however, there is no evidence to support this theory. So the aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of KT which was applied to anastomotic regions along with CDP in the management of BCRL.
This study is designed to test the following hypothesis: patients undergoing immediate alloplastic and autologous breast reconstruction following mastectomy that receive preoperative immunonutrition will experience a reduction in wound complications in the 30-day postoperative period compared to a standard of care control group (retrospective chart review) of 264 (132 alloplastic + 132 autologous) consecutive breast reconstruction patients prior to 5/25/2018.
This pilot study is designed to determine whether acupuncture is a feasible, effective and safe method for alleviating insomnia among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy as compared with a wait-list control.