title: Breast cancer survivorship: a comprehensive review of long-term medical issues and lifestyle recommendations.
abstract: As breast cancer becomes a chronic condition rather than a life-threatening illness, survivors not only have the challenge of dealing with multiple long-term side effects of treatment protocols, but may also be forced to address the preexisting comorbidities of their therapies, which often include multiple other issues. It is imperative that the information available regarding survivorship issues be accessible in an organized and useful format. This article is a modest attempt to provide a comprehensive review of the long-term medical issues.
authors.affiliation: Director of The Breast Cancer Survivorship Institute in Sacramento, CA. balazs.bodai@kp.org.
authors.forename: Balazs I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Bodai
authors.affiliation: Nephrologist at the Antelope Valley Medical Center in CA. phillip.j.tuso@kp.org.
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tuso
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000150:complications; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011788:Quality of Life; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome