Clinicopathological Features and Metastatic Pattern of Triple-positive Breast Cancer Among Female Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Objectives The heterogenicity of breast cancer (BC) is determined by the status of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu), estrogen receptor (ER), and progesterone receptor (PR). Triple-positive BC (TPBC) expresses the amplification/overexpression of the HER2 pathway and is positive for ER and PR. This subtype has a distinct clinical behavior.

Patients' Perspectives of Surgical Safety Before and After Their Elective Surgeries at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Background Patients need to be educated and all possible treatment alternatives should be explored. Patients should be given options that they can choose from based on their demographic information, clinical information, and possible options for treating a given issue. This is especially true in elective surgery.