Efficacy of Early Health Intervention Programs on Adverse Effects of Chemotherapy Among Women With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Aim Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the primary cause of cancer-related mortality among women. Advances in medical science have led to chemotherapy drugs that significantly reduce cancer mortality and increase patient's life expectancy. However, the systemic nature of chemotherapy leads to a wide range of physical and psychosocial challenges.

Self-Care Behaviour of Patients With Breast Cancer in the Management of Side Effects of Chemotherapy.

Aim The breast is the leading site of cancer among females. Chemotherapy is the standard treatment of breast cancer and it results in multiple side effects. Apart from pharmacological management, self-care behaviors may significantly influence the management of these side effects.

Discordance of Estrogen & Progesterone Receptors After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer- an Indian Study.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy forms the initial modality of treatment for primarily inoperable locally advanced breast cancer (LABC). Breast cancer is characterized by cellular heterogeneity. A change in hormone receptor status after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) has important therapeutic and prognostic consequences.