Publications by authors named "Yuri Takehara"
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- The study assessed hospital staff's awareness and understanding of breast awareness (BA), which focuses on early detection, and compared it with traditional breast self-examination (BSE).
- An anonymous survey at St. Luke's International Hospital in Japan showed that 78% of participants were previously unfamiliar with BA, but a large majority (89.1%) expressed interest in early detection practices.
- After exposure to an informational leaflet, 98.4% understood BA concepts, and 93.2% were able to differentiate it from BSE, highlighting the leaflet's effectiveness and the need for increased BA awareness among medical professionals.
Background: Radiation-induced angiosarcoma (RIAS) of the breast is a very rare and poor prognostic disease. According to previous studies, the efficacy of chemotherapy for RIAS is still controversial. However, no study has assessed the prognosis of RIAS and the prognostic impact of preoperative or postoperative chemotherapy in Japanese patients.
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