{"title":"Factors impacting quality of life for breast cancer survivors.","authors":"Stephanie C Davis, Elizabeth Snyder","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000172","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer became the most common cancer in the world in 2020 and accounted for 685,000 deaths globally. In this article, breast cancer risk factors, considerations for genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants, signs and symptoms, and treatment are briefly discussed. Factors that impact the well-being and quality of life of women who have or have had breast cancer are also explored in depth, and practice implications for primary care providers are noted.</p>","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000172","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract: According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer became the most common cancer in the world in 2020 and accounted for 685,000 deaths globally. In this article, breast cancer risk factors, considerations for genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants, signs and symptoms, and treatment are briefly discussed. Factors that impact the well-being and quality of life of women who have or have had breast cancer are also explored in depth, and practice implications for primary care providers are noted.
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With a circulation of 20,000, The Nurse Practitioner is the leading monthly source for clinical, practical, cutting-edge information for advanced practice nurses and other primary care clinicians. Each issue presents peer-reviewed articles that range from clinical topics and research to political and practice issues. In addition, The Nurse Practitioner provides regular features, columns, continuing education, staff development education, and more.
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