Patienters oplevelse af medicinsk brystkræftbehandling

Translated title of the contribution: Patients' experience of breast cancer treatment

Mogens Grønvold, Anders Bonde Jensen

Abstract

Medical treatments including chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and antibody therapy effectively reduce the risk of recurrence after breast cancer and are also used against metastatic disease. This article reviews patients' experience of these treatments. Common side effects of chemotherapy include hair loss, nausea, hot flushes, mucositis, fatigue, and cognitive side effects. Overall quality of life, social relations, and sexuality may also be affected. Endocrine therapies are characterised by hot flushes, vaginal dryness, arthralgias, and reduced libido.

Translated title of the contributionPatients' experience of breast cancer treatment
Original languageDanish
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume169
Issue number37
Pages (from-to)3114-7
Number of pages4
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 10 Sept 2007

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