Helpful Resources

Patient Information

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Breast cancer.  Available at cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer.html
• American Cancer Society (ACS). Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2019–2020. Available at cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/breast-cancer-facts-and-figures/breast-cancer-facts-and-figures-2019-2020.pdf
• Breast cancer: what you need to know (factsheet). Available at www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/pdf/BreastCancerFactSheet.pdf
• Survivorship care plan. Available at www.oncolink.org/frequently-asked-questions/coping-with-cancer-nutrition-survivorship/making-a-survivorship-care-plan
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Guidelines for patients. Available at https://www.nccn.org/patients/guidelines/stage_iv_breast/index.html
• org. Understanding breast cancer. Available at www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/understand_bc

 Additional reading on communication, education, and challenges associated with oncology care

• Harris SR, Olivotto IA. Communication during breast cancer treatment. 2009;339:b4166. Available at www.bmj.com/content/339/bmj.b4166.long
• Galassi A, Morgan C, Muha C. Making the invisible visible: oncology nursing efforts of NCI-designated cancer centers in LMICs. J Cancer Policy. 2018;17:34-37. Available at sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213538317300103

Additional resources on patients with comorbidities

• von Moos R, Costa L, Ripamonti CI, et al. Improving quality of life in patients with advanced cancer: targeting metastatic bone pain.Eur J Cancer. 2017;71:80-94. Available at ejcancer.com/article/S0959-8049(16)32525-4/pdf
• Ugalde A, Haynes K, Boltong A, et al. Self-guided interventions for managing psychological distress in people with cancer—a systematic review. Patient Educ Couns.2017;100:846-857. Available at pec-journal.com/article/S0738-3991(16)30562-6/fulltext
• Strong V, Waters R, Hibberd C, et al. Management of depression for people with cancer (SMaRT oncology 1): a randomised trial. Lancet. 2008;372:40-48. Available at thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2808%2960991-5
• Paice JA, Mulvey M, Bennett M, et al. AAPT diagnostic criteria for chronic cancer pain conditions.J Pain. 2017;18:233-246. Available at jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(16)30312-1/pdf
• Søgaard M, Thomsen RW, Bossen KS, et al. The impact of comorbidity on cancer survival: a review. Clin Epidemiol. 2013;5(suppl 1):3-29. Available at dovepress.com/the-impact-of-comorbidity-on-cancer-survival-a-review-peer-reviewed-article-CLEP
• Sarfati D, Koczwara B, Jackson C. The impact of comorbidity on cancer and its treatment. CA Cancer J Clin.2016;66:337-350. Available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.3322/caac.21342
• Edwards BK, Noone AM, Mariotto AB, et al. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2010, featuring prevalence of comorbidity and impact on survival among persons with lung, colorectal, breast, or prostate cancer. 2014;120:1290-1314. Available at www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cncr.28509

Additional resources on older patients

• Colussi AM, Mazzer L, Candotto D, et al. The elderly cancer patient: a nursing perspective. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol.2001;39:235-245. Available at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=colussi%5B1au%5D+AND+2001%5Bdp%5D+AND+235
• van Abbema D, van Vuuren A, van den Berkmortel F, et al. Functional status decline in older patients with breast and colorectal cancer after cancer treatment: a prospective cohort study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017;8:176-184. Available at geriatriconcology.net/article/S1879-4068(17)30023-1/pdf
• van Deudekom FJ, Schimberg AS, Kallenberg MH, et al. Functional and cognitive impairment, social environment, frailty and adverse health outcomes in older patients with head and neck cancer, a systematic review. Oral Oncol. 2017;64:27-36. Available at sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1368837516302196?via%3Dihub
• Decoster L, Van Puyvelde K, Mohile S, et al. Screening tools for multidimensional health problems warranting a geriatric assessment in older cancer patients: an update on SIOG recommendations. Ann Oncol. 2015;26:288-300. Available at academic.oup.com/annonc/article/26/2/288/2800578
• Extermann M. Geriatric oncology: an overview of progress and challenges. Cancer Res Treat.2010;42:61-68. Available at e-crt.org/upload/pdf/crt-42-61.pdf