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Factors Predicting Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy In Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neurotoxic Chemotherapy, Sunet Jiwpanya, Chongjit Saneha, Wimolrat Puwarawuttipanit, Pongwut Danchaivijitr
Factors Predicting Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy In Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neurotoxic Chemotherapy, Sunet Jiwpanya, Chongjit Saneha, Wimolrat Puwarawuttipanit, Pongwut Danchaivijitr
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background: Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide. Chemotherapy is an effective treatment that is widely used to increase the numbers of cancer survivors. However, it often causes side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and lack of appetite. Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is one of the most serious side effect leading to fatal outcomes in these patients. Objectives: To examine the influence of patient characteristics (body mass index: BMI, age, and physical activity), clinical characteristic (anemia) and treatment related factors (dosage of neurotoxic chemotherapy) on CIPN in cancer patients receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy. Methods: One hundred and twenty Thai …
Advantage Of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Combined With Standard Digital Mammography Over Standard Digital Mammography Alone In Surveillance For Local Recurrent Breast Cancer In Patients With Breast Conservative Treatment, Somchanin Pipatpajong, Sarunya Poopongpanich
Advantage Of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Combined With Standard Digital Mammography Over Standard Digital Mammography Alone In Surveillance For Local Recurrent Breast Cancer In Patients With Breast Conservative Treatment, Somchanin Pipatpajong, Sarunya Poopongpanich
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background: Although breast conserving therapy (BCT) offers more advantages in addition to the competitive survival rate over the traditional treatment of mastectomy, post-BCT surveillance for cancer recurrence remains challenging.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare rates of indeterminate findings of standard digital mammography (DM) plus digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and DM alone in patients who had undergone BCT at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 150 post-BCT patients who had regular follow-up visits for cancer surveillance by radiological imaging at least for two years at the hospital from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014. …