title: Breast cancer survivorship issues.
abstract: Survivors of breast cancer are confronted with a plethora of cancer treatment-related long-term symptoms, the most common being fatigue, hot flashes, sexual dysfunction, arthralgias, neuropathy, and cognitive dysfunction. Survivors of breast cancer also face cancer treatment-related disease states, such as osteoporosis, cardiac dysfunction, obesity, infertility, and secondary cancers. Evidence-based recommendations for screening, prevention, and early intervention should be implemented to improve quality of life and decrease comorbidities in this population.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. stan.daniela@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stan
authors.forename: Charles L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Loprinzi
authors.forename: Kathryn J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ruddy
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D017741:Survivors
keywords: Cognitive changes; Infertility; Musculoskeletal pain; Neuropathy; Osteoporosis; Sexual dysfunction; Treatment-related cancers; Vasomotor symptoms
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