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How women with breast cancer talk about diagnosis, treatment, recovery and survivorship in the workplace: CPOP's creative knowledge translation project (the button is the link)
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Program's New Breast Cancer Infographic Share this graphic with people you love to help them learn stuff about beating cancer 
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Research headlines
Physical Activity and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative Cancer Prev Res April 2011 4:522-529 Geographic remoteness, area-level socio-economic disadvantage and advanced breast cancer: a cross-sectional, multilevel study J Epidemiol Community Health 2011; Published Online 30 January 2011 Psychosocially Influenced Cancer: Diverse Early-Life Stress Experiences and Links to Breast Cancer Cancer Prev Res November 2010 3:1365-1370; Published Online November 8, 2010 Cochrane systematic review:Clonidine, SSRIs, SNRIs and gabapentin reduce hot flushes in women with a history of breast cancer; relaxation therapy may have a mild effect in the short term Evid Based Nurs 2011; Published Online 9 March 2011 Improving follow-up to abnormal breast cancer screening in an urban population: A patient navigation intervention Cancer Prevention Research: December 2010; Volume 3, Issue 12, Supplement 2 Breast cancer prevention: Predictors and outcomes of patient decision making Cancer Prevention Research: December 2010; Volume 3, Issue 12, Supplement 2 |
Breast Cancer
New Data on Breast Cancer Control
Sept. 28, 2012 - The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) has released the first report of data from provinces and territories on key indicators across the breast cancer continuum. "The report," says Heather Bryant, VP cancer programs, clinical and population health with CPAC, "helps us to see how we’re doing, where we’ve made advances and where there are opportunities for even more advancement.” More. Moderate Weight Loss Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology, May 21, 2012 Losing weight—even just a moderate amount—can significantly reduce the levels of circulating estrogen in the body, thereby reducing the risk of breast cancer. Weight loss significantly lowered serum estrogens and free testosterone, supporting weight loss for risk reduction through lowering exposure to breast cancer biomarkers. Link to JCO abstract. Link to story on BreastCancer.org site. Link to CancerConnect.com story. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Eases Hot Flashes After Breast Cancer
Feb. 14, 2012 (MedPage Today) -- Cognitive behavioral therapy can help breast cancer survivors cope with vasomotor symptoms after breast cancer treatment, a randomized trial determined. Link. More mammograms for New Brunwick
Feb. 13, 2012 The Sussex Health Centre has a new digital mammography service available to women in Kings County. The unit is expected to provide 1,500 mammographies each year. Link. Hot man app reminds women to do breast cancer exams
"With busy lives, women often forget to do self exams for breast cancer. Well, what if a handsome fellow pops up occasionally to remind them? That's the basic idea behind Your Man Reminder, a new smartphone app coming next month from Canadian charity Rethink Breast Cancer to mark October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness month." Los Angeles Times, Sept. 22. Link. Helping with psychological and sexual issues
“The [post-treatment] patients reported needing help with psychological and
sexual issues. They suffered from treatment-related symptoms. More
treatment-related symptoms and depression were related to the patients’ needs
for supportive care. Their relatives’ needs primarily concerned access to
information and communication with health care professionals. Relatives had
higher levels of anxiety (25.0% vs. 22.2%), depression (12.5% vs. 8.3%) and
distress (40% vs. 34%) than patients. Higher levels of depression, younger age
and having a disease themselves were associated with relatives’ need for help.”
Source: European Journal of Oncology Nursing, Volume 15, Issue 3, July 2011, Pages 260-266
Psychosocial Group Interventions “No statistically significant effects of the intervention were found on any of the psychosocial questionnaire outcomes.” Source: European Journal of Cancer Volume 47, Issue 9, June 2011, Pages 1363-1372 Telephone Follow-up and Education “To investigate whether frequent hospital follow-up in the first year after breast cancer treatment might partly be replaced by nurse-led telephone follow-up without deteriorating health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and whether a short educational group programme (EGP) would enhance HRQoL…Replacement of most hospital follow-up visits in the first year after breast cancer treatment by nurse-led telephone follow-up does not impede patient outcomes…An EGP does not unequivocally affect positive HRQoL outcomes.” Source: European Journal of Cancer, Volume 47, Issue 7, May 2011, Pages 1027-1036 Testing an Interactive Communications Tool “[Low-income] patients [who] perceived less participation in or less control over their care seek more use… Through using the service, patients feel more involved and empowered.” Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics, Volume 80, Issue 7, July 2011, Pages 518-528 Exercise for Health Trial “Participation in both intervention arms during and following treatment for breast cancer was feasible and acceptable to women. Future work, designed to inform translation into practice, will evaluate the quality of life, clinical, psychosocial and behavioural outcomes associated with each mode of delivery.” Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials, Volume 32, Issue 4, July 2011, Pages 577-585 Overview of long term care of breast cancer survivors “The review also emphasises the need for survivorship care to include optimisation of general health, including psychosocial and sexual health, bone health and the evaluation of lifestyle-related risk factors and genetic factors.” Source: Maturitas, Volume 69, Issue 2, June 2011, Pages 106-112 Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Appears to Be Safe
A study of young women found that pregnancy after a diagnosis of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer does not appear to increase the risk of cancer recurrence. These results were presented at the eighth European Breast Cancer Conference. Link to story on CancerConnect.com. Fatigue After Breast Cancer Treatment May Fade Over Time
Cancer-related fatigue is common after treatment for early stage breast cancer, but new results indicate that the phenomenon fades over time, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Link to story on CancerConnect.com. |
Organizations
Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia Breast Cancer Society of Canada Canadian Breast Cancer Network Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation Rethink Breast Cancer Team Shan Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada .................
Theatrical Productions
Like Fish Out of Water: Men are taken aback by their lack of understanding of how to support a woman through breast cancer. A play based on qualitative research findings. ...................
Resources
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