Content validity of guidance on self-care in the post-operative period for breast cancer.

Objectives: to validate the content of a guidance guide on self-care in the postoperative period of breast surgery for breast cancer.

Methods: a methodological study with content validity, carried out with 15 expert nurses and physiotherapists, between May and July 2022. Recruitment took place from the Lattes Platform, using snowball sampling.

Factors associated with the time to treat breast cancer in the pandemic period: an observational study.

Objectives: to analyze the factors associated with the time to surgical treatment for breast cancer in patients seen at a reference mastology outpatient clinic in the State of Ceará.

Methods: analytical, longitudinal study with medical charts from the Mastology Outpatient Clinic of Assis Chateaubriand Maternity School. We used 140 medical charts of breast cancer patients with surgeries performed during the pandemic.

Palliative care in the treatment of women with breast cancer: a scoping review protocol.

Introduction: Currently, breast cancer ranks first among female malignancies; hence, there are strong recommendations for the early inclusion of these patients in palliative care. Palliative care aims to alleviate symptoms improving the quality of life of dying patients, an essential component of breast cancer care. This study aimed to map and synthesise the available evidence on palliative care for women with breast cancer and to discuss the review results with stakeholders.

Health-related quality of life of women with breast cancer being treated with hormone therapy: A scoping review.

Objective: To map the evidence available in the literature on the health-related quality of life of women with breast cancer using hormone therapy.

Data Sources: This review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute methodological recommendations and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews reporting guidelines. Searches were performed in nine databases using descriptors, synonyms and keywords; grey literature was also included.