DIBH reduces right coronary artery and lung radiation dose in right breast cancer loco-regional radiotherapy.

To determine whether deep inspiratory breath-hold (DIBH) reduces dose to organs-at-risk (OAR), in particular the right coronary artery (RCA), in women with breast cancer requiring right-sided post-mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) including internal mammary chain (+IMC) radiotherapy (RT). Fourteen consecutive women requiring right-sided PMRT + IMC were retrospectively identified. Nodal delineation was in accordance with European Society for Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) guidelines and tangential chest wall fields marked.

Considering the type and timing of breast reconstruction after mastectomy: Qualitative insights into women's decision-making.

Purpose: The information women receive about the type and timing of breast reconstruction (BR) from healthcare providers is crucial to help them make an informed decision, and this is particularly important in complex cases and/or high-risk cases. This study sought to provide qualitative insights into Australian women's BR decision-making experiences.

Method: Twenty-nine women who had received a mastectomy and made decisions about BR, including the type (expander, implant and/or autologous) and timing (immediate, delayed or immediate-delayed), participated in semi-structured telephone interviews.

Taxanes for adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer.

Background: Adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in premenopausal and postmenopausal women with early breast cancer. Taxanes are highly active chemotherapy agents used in metastatic breast cancer. Review authors examined their role in early breast cancer.

Pain and Personality: Do Individuals with Different Forms of Chronic Pain Exhibit a Mutual Personality?

The role of personality in the experience of chronic pain is a growing field, with endless debate regarding the existence of a "pain personality". This study aims to compare different chronic pain types and consolidate the existence of a common personality. Thirty-two females with chronic orofacial pain and 37 age-matched healthy females were assessed with the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised.