The effect of sukshma vyayama joint loosening yoga on aromatase inhibitor-induced arthralgia (AI) in breast cancer patients: A feasibility study conducted on Facebook.

e23129 Background: AI therapy causes joint pain in up to half of women, and up to 20% become non-compliant with treatment due to pain and discomfort. This pilot study investigated the efficacy of sukshma vyayama in improving AI-induced joint pain and evaluated the feasibility of delivering the intervention on Facebook. Methods: Breast cancer patients undergoing treatment with AI's with self-reported arthralgia were recruited via an IRB-approved announcement posted in two closed breast cancer support groups on Facebook to participate in a yoga study delivered on Facebook. Participants completed BPI, DASH, PRAI and WOMAC questionnaires before and after the study. Intervention consisted of 12 joint loosening exercises performed in a chair, once daily for 12 minutes, Monday-Friday for 4 weeks. Asynchronous video demonstrations were available in a secret Facebook group and viewing confirmed by typing "done" (time-stamped) in comments. Results: 200 women responded. 38 met the inclusion criteria/consent, 26 completed the online consent, interventions and pre/post questionnaires. Paired simple t tests results showed significant (P < 0.05) improvement in all the pain measures and quality of life parameters after yoga intervention compared to baseline. Conclusions: This study provides the first evidence that it is feasible to teach sukshma vyayama to patients on Facebook and that the intervention significantly improves AI-induced arthralgia. Teaching yoga via social media may provide better access to this therapeutic modality to patients at all points in the cancer care continuum globally. [Table: see text]

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Anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients before and after participation in a cancer support group

Patient Education and Counseling ◽

10.1016/s0738-3991(01)00121-5 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 195-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 75

Author(s):

Ali Montazeri ◽

Soghra Jarvandi ◽

Shahpar Haghighat ◽

Mariam Vahdani ◽

Akram Sajadian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Support Group ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Cancer Support ◽

Before And After ◽

Cancer Support Group

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Influential Factors in Breast Cancer Patients' Performance Using Malaysian Social Network Support Groups

International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics ◽

10.4018/ijhisi.2019100105 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 73-90

Author(s):

Marva Mirabolghasemi ◽

Noorminshah A. Iahad ◽

T. Ramayah

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Social Network ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Support Groups ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Network Support ◽

Cancer Support ◽

Social Network Support ◽

Task Technology Fit ◽

And Task

Social network communities can serve as a health resource for cancer patients to share and disseminate information. Even so, theory-based research into evaluating cancer patients' performance empirically using social network sites (SNSs) is limited, representing an identifiable knowledge gap. This study proposes a research model that integrates social cognitive theory and task technology fit theory to contribute to the understanding of key factors impacting the performance of breast cancer patients using SNSs. Data were collected via a structured paper-based questionnaire. A total of one hundred seventy-eight (178) participants from six cancer support groups and hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia responded to the administered survey. Survey data were analyzed using the partial least squares (PLS) method while Smart PLS was used to test the hypotheses and to validate the proposed model. Results indicate that outcome expectation, self-efficacy, negative affect, positive affect, social support and task technology fit are significant factors affecting the performance of breast cancer patients vis-à-vis Malaysian social network support groups.

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Serial serum cell- free DNA (CFDNA) and AMH quantification in lymphoma and breast cancer patients before and after chemotherapy: link with the ovarian function

Fertility and Sterility ◽

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.527 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 110 (4) ◽

pp. e178

Author(s):

S. Hamamah ◽

P. Pigny ◽

C. Vincens ◽

A. Gala ◽

D. Haouzi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Ovarian Function ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Cell Free Dna ◽

Free Dna ◽

Before And After ◽

Serial Serum

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Acupuncture for Aromatase Inhibitor–Related Joint Pain Among Breast Cancer Patients

JAMA ◽

10.1001/jama.2018.16740 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 320 (21) ◽

pp. 2270 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Cun Liu ◽

Heng Zhang ◽

Changgang Sun

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Aromatase Inhibitor ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Joint Pain ◽

Breast Cancer Patients

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Cognitive and Psychological Impact of BRCA Genetic Counseling in Before and After Definitive Surgery Breast Cancer Patients

Annals of Surgical Oncology ◽

10.1245/s10434-012-2460-x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (13) ◽

pp. 4003-4011 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Juliette Christie ◽

Gwendolyn P. Quinn ◽

Teri Malo ◽

Ji-Hyun Lee ◽

Xiuhua Zhao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Genetic Counseling ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Psychological Impact ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Before And After ◽

Definitive Surgery

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Breast Cancer: Preparing for Surgery

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fy899-2007 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 (15) ◽

Author(s):

Martha C. Monroe ◽

Barbara F. Shea

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Medical Procedures ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

Before And After ◽

And Coping

FCS8829, a 4-page fact sheet by Martha C. Monroe and Barbara F. Shea, is intended for breast cancer patients who are preparing for their lumpectomy or mastectomy surgery. It helps patients understand what to expect before and after surgery. Includes information on understanding medical procedures and coping physically and psychologically. Also features quotes and experiences from other breast cancer patients. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, April 2007.

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Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) Intervention on Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Survivors

Integrative Cancer Therapies ◽

10.1177/1534735420938450 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

pp. 153473542093845

Author(s):

Ke Ding ◽

Xiuqing Zhang ◽

Jingjing Zhao ◽

He Zuo ◽

Ziran Bi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Cancer Therapy ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Functional Assessment ◽

Breast Cancer Survivors ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Before And After

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM), which is used to reduce chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI), relieve psychological distress, and improve quality of life (QOL) in Chinese breast cancer survivors (BCs). Methods: Seventy-four BCs were enrolled in this study. All patients were randomly assigned to either the CALM group or the care as usual (CAU) group. All patients were evaluated by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog), Distress Thermometer (DT), and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Breast (FACT-B) before and after CALM or CAU application to BCs with CRCI. We compared the differences in all these scores between the CALM group and the control group and analyzed the correlation between cognitive function and QOL. Results: Compared with the CAU group, the performance of the CALM group on the FACT-Cog, DT, and FACT-B showed significant differences before and after CALM ( t = −18.909, −5.180, −32.421, P = .000, .000, .000, respectively). Finally, there was a positive correlation between cognitive function and QOL in breast cancer patients before ( r = 0.579, P = .000) and after ( r = 0.797, P = .000) treatment. Conclusions: The present results indicated that CALM has salutary effects on the improvement of cognitive impairment and QOL and relieves psychological distress in breast cancer patients, which may be due to a positive correlation between psychological distress and cognitive function or QOL.

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Myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke and pulmonary embolism before and after breast cancer hospitalisation

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1160/th10-12-0778 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 106 (07) ◽

pp. 149-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sumitra Shantakumar ◽

Pieter W. Kamphuisen ◽

Fernie J. A. Penning-van Beest ◽

Ron M. C. Herings ◽

Myrthe P. P. van Herk-Sukel

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Pulmonary Embolism ◽

Ischaemic Stroke ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Before And After ◽

Receive Treatment ◽

Free Women

SummaryWe studied the occurrence of myocardial infarction (MI), ischaemic stroke (IS) and pulmonary embolism (PE) before and after breast cancer hospitalisation compared with cancer-free controls. For this, women with a first breast cancer hospitalisation during 2000–2007 were selected from the PHARMO Record Linkage System, including drug use and hospitalisations of three million inhabitants in the Netherlands, and matched 1:10 by age to cancer-free women. The occurrence of MI, IS and PE were assessed in the 12 months before and after breast cancer hospitalisation. The study included 11,473 breast cancer patients, with a mean (± SD) age of 59 (± 14) years. Breast cancer patients were two to three times as likely as their cancer-free controls to have had a hospitalisation for PE, MI or IS in the 12 months before diagnosis, though prevalence was <1% in all groups. Breast cancer patients experienced an extreme high risk of PE in the first six months after diag- nosis (hazard ratio [HR] 23.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 11.1–49.7 compared to controls), which declined gradually to a four times increased risk (HR 3.6, 95%CI 2.4–5.5) more than 12 months after breast cancer hospitalisation. However, incidence was low: less than five events per 1,000 person years during all time periods. For MI and IS we did not observe significant increased HRs after breast cancer hospitalisation compared to controls. Breast cancer patients seem to have a higher risk profile to develop MI and IS, and receive treatment that increases the risk of PE compared to cancer-free controls, although the frequency of hospitalisations was low.

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