This study examined pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) and pregnancy following treatment f... more This study examined pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) and pregnancy following treatment for breast cancer. We analysed data from a questionnaire-based, prospective study of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Timing of diagnosis in relation to pregnancy was self-reported in the enrolment questionnaire. Women reported subsequent pregnancies in annual follow-up questionnaires, up to at least 5 years from diagnosis. Women with PABC made up 3.3% of women <48 years at diagnosis and 14.3% of women aged <35 years at diagnosis. Nine of 46 (19.6%) women who were aged <40 years at diagnosis, and had either no children, or only one child, became pregnant subsequent to their diagnosis, and 8 experienced a live birth. As the number of women with PABC was small, conclusions from this study are limited. However, young women should be alert to PABC, especially in the post-partum period. Some women, with incomplete families at diagnosis, are choosing to have one or more pregnancies ...
Oral adjuvant endocrine therapy (OAET) substantially improves the survival of women with hormone ... more Oral adjuvant endocrine therapy (OAET) substantially improves the survival of women with hormone receptor-positive (HR) breast cancer. However, we reported previously that at 3 to 4 years after diagnosis, 18% of affected women are not using OAET primarily because of estrogen deficiency symptoms. The aim of this study was to determine the use of OAET in women with HR breast cancer 5 to 6 years from diagnosis. Analysis was carried out using data from the Bupa Health Foundation&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s Health and Wellbeing After Breast Cancer Study, a cohort study of 1,683 women with breast cancer who were recruited in Victoria, Australia between 2004 and 2006. All women completed an enrollment questionnaire within 12 months of diagnosis and an annual follow-up questionnaire (FQ) for 5 years. The fifth FQ was completed 5.7 years from the time of diagnosis. Use of OAET was self-reported in response to a series of questions. A minimal exposure to OAET of at least 5 years (OAET in all six FQs) was reported by 19.7% of the women (n = 212), and another 46.7% (n = 503) received a minimal exposure of at least 4 years (OAET in five questionnaires). In total, 82.1% (n = 883) of the women would have received at least 3 years of treatment (OAET in at least four questionnaires). Only 7.8% (n = 84) reported never using OAET. Most women with HR breast cancer who survive at least 5 years have persisted with OAET despite the adverse effects of estrogen depletion.
A case of an aggressive supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma, which was managed with neo-adjuvant... more A case of an aggressive supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma, which was managed with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and radical surgery, is described. The post-operative course was of rapid deterioration and death due to progressive metastatic disease involving bone marrow and liver. This is the first reported case of bone marrow infiltration by squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck diagnosed ante-mortem. The incidence and pattern of metastatic disease from head and neck tumours is reviewed, and the importance of initial staging in determining the risk of distant metastatic disease is emphasised.
This study examined pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) and pregnancy following treatment f... more This study examined pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) and pregnancy following treatment for breast cancer. We analysed data from a questionnaire-based, prospective study of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Timing of diagnosis in relation to pregnancy was self-reported in the enrolment questionnaire. Women reported subsequent pregnancies in annual follow-up questionnaires, up to at least 5 years from diagnosis. Women with PABC made up 3.3% of women <48 years at diagnosis and 14.3% of women aged <35 years at diagnosis. Nine of 46 (19.6%) women who were aged <40 years at diagnosis, and had either no children, or only one child, became pregnant subsequent to their diagnosis, and 8 experienced a live birth. As the number of women with PABC was small, conclusions from this study are limited. However, young women should be alert to PABC, especially in the post-partum period. Some women, with incomplete families at diagnosis, are choosing to have one or more pregnancies ...
Oral adjuvant endocrine therapy (OAET) substantially improves the survival of women with hormone ... more Oral adjuvant endocrine therapy (OAET) substantially improves the survival of women with hormone receptor-positive (HR) breast cancer. However, we reported previously that at 3 to 4 years after diagnosis, 18% of affected women are not using OAET primarily because of estrogen deficiency symptoms. The aim of this study was to determine the use of OAET in women with HR breast cancer 5 to 6 years from diagnosis. Analysis was carried out using data from the Bupa Health Foundation&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s Health and Wellbeing After Breast Cancer Study, a cohort study of 1,683 women with breast cancer who were recruited in Victoria, Australia between 2004 and 2006. All women completed an enrollment questionnaire within 12 months of diagnosis and an annual follow-up questionnaire (FQ) for 5 years. The fifth FQ was completed 5.7 years from the time of diagnosis. Use of OAET was self-reported in response to a series of questions. A minimal exposure to OAET of at least 5 years (OAET in all six FQs) was reported by 19.7% of the women (n = 212), and another 46.7% (n = 503) received a minimal exposure of at least 4 years (OAET in five questionnaires). In total, 82.1% (n = 883) of the women would have received at least 3 years of treatment (OAET in at least four questionnaires). Only 7.8% (n = 84) reported never using OAET. Most women with HR breast cancer who survive at least 5 years have persisted with OAET despite the adverse effects of estrogen depletion.
A case of an aggressive supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma, which was managed with neo-adjuvant... more A case of an aggressive supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma, which was managed with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and radical surgery, is described. The post-operative course was of rapid deterioration and death due to progressive metastatic disease involving bone marrow and liver. This is the first reported case of bone marrow infiltration by squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck diagnosed ante-mortem. The incidence and pattern of metastatic disease from head and neck tumours is reviewed, and the importance of initial staging in determining the risk of distant metastatic disease is emphasised.
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