title: Primary care issues for the breast cancer survivor.
abstract: The care of women treated for breast cancer is not only a responsibility of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and surgeons, but also of primary care physicians. Primary care and quality-of-life issues unique to the breast cancer survivor are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bines
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Gradishar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D000075202:Contraindications; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D010819:Physician's Role; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D016649:Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D017741:Survivors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents