Publications by authors named "Elsie A Valencia"
Objective: To assess the accuracy, quality, and readability of patient-focused breast cancer websites using expert evaluation and validated tools.
Background: Ensuring access to accurate, high-quality, and readable online health information supports informed decision-making and health equity but has not been recently evaluated.
Methods: A qualitative analysis on 50 websites was conducted; the first 10 eligible websites for the following search terms were included: "breast cancer," "breast surgery," "breast reconstructive surgery," "breast chemotherapy," and "breast radiation therapy.
Article Synopsis
- Two common medicines used to treat a serious skin cancer called melanoma are nivolumab and ipilimumab, which help the immune system fight the cancer.!
- A 40-year-old man with late-stage melanoma took these medicines, but after about 10 months, he started having heart problems and chest pains due to fluid around his heart.!
- This case is one of the few reports that talk about heart issues caused by these cancer treatments, showing that they can sometimes have risky side effects.!