title: Caring for the breast cancer survivor: a guide for primary care physicians.
abstract: Breast cancer accounts for more than 25% of cancers in women. Because of improved screening and treatment modalities, mortality has decreased significantly. Currently, over 2.5 million breast cancer survivors live in the US and receive care from a primary care provider. Providers need to be aware of common and serious complications of breast cancer treatment. In this review we discuss complications of local and systemic treatment for breast cancer, including lymphedema, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and vasomotor symptoms. Current strategies for screening, monitoring, and treating these complications also are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5024, USA. pchalasani@azcc.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Pavani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chalasani
authors.forename: Leona
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: Alison T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Stopeck
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010821:Physicians, Family; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology