Late effects after breast cancer treatment
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2023 Jul 14;143(11).
doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0017.
Print 2023 Aug 15.
[Article in
English,
Norwegian]
Affiliations
- 1 Kompetansetjenesten for seneffekter etter kreftbehandling, Avdeling for kreftbehandling, Oslo universitetssykehus, og, Seksjon for brystonkologi, Avdeling for kreftbehandling, Oslo universitetssykehus.
- 2 Kompetansetjenesten for seneffekter etter kreftbehandling, Avdeling for kreftbehandling, Oslo universitetssykehus.
- 3 Unicare Norge, Oslo.
- 4 Seksjon for brystonkologi, Avdeling for kreftbehandling, Oslo universitetssykehus, og, Institutt for klinisk medisin, Universitetet i Oslo.
- 5 Avdeling for allmennmedisin, Institutt for helse og samfunn, Universitetet i Oslo.
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Norway. Nine out of ten will become long-term survivors. Being cancer-free does not necessarily mean feeling healthy, and many experience troublesome late effects, such as fatigue, pain and fear of recurrence. General practitioners represent the most important medical support for the majority of these women. This clinical review article summarises up-to-date knowledge about late effects after breast cancer treatment. Non-pharmacological interventions can have a positive effect on many of the most common late effects.
MeSH terms
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Breast Neoplasms* / therapy
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Disease Progression
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Emotions
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Fatigue / etiology
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Fatigue / therapy
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Fear
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Female
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Humans