Enhancing Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivorship: Evidence-Based Strategies, Surveillance Testing, and Imaging Guidelines
Mitchell J. Elliott, Sherry Shen, Diana L. Lam, Thelma Brown, Marissa B. Lawson, Neil M. Iyengar, David W. Cescon
Abstract
Addressing the challenges of survivorship necessitates a comprehensive, patient-centered approach, focusing on mitigating risk through lifestyle modification, identifying distant recurrence, and optimization of breast imaging. This article will discuss the current and emerging clinical strategies for the survivorship period, advocating a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach. In this manner, early-stage breast cancer survivors are empowered to navigate their journey with enhanced knowledge, facilitating a transition to life beyond cancer.
Topics & Concepts
Survivorship curveBreast cancerCancer survivorshipMultidisciplinary approachStage (stratigraphy)MedicineCancerInternal medicinePolitical scienceBiologyLawPaleontologyCancer survivorship and careCancer-related cognitive impairment studiesCancer Risks and Factors