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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the clinical assistance to breast cancer...
Ribeiro, I; Peleteiro, B; Fougo, JLPurpose: We aimed to disclose the impact of the pandemic on breast cancer patients in a specialized breast cancer center (BCC). Methods: A total of 501 breast cancer patients with a first appointment in the BCC from April 1st, 2019 to March 31st, 2021 were divided into four consecutive periods of 6 months. Data from the homologous semesters was compared. Patients with an appointment in the BCC during the study ...
Comparison of the differential effect of participation in breast cancer screeni...
Laza-Vásquez, C; Rué-Monné, M; Fougo, JL; Peleteiro, BObjectives The success of a breast cancer screening program is highly dependent on adherence. We aimed to compare the differential effect of participation in breast cancer screening program versus opportunistic screening or symptomatic detection on tumour characteristics. Methods We included women referred to our Breast Centre in 2015–2021: 321 from the breast cancer screening group (group 1) and 422 through op...
Quality Indicators Compliance and Survival Outcomes in Breast Cancer according ...
Osório, F; Barros, AS; Peleteiro, B; Amendoeira, I; Fougo, JLSimple Summary In this study, we examined how age impacts the outcomes of breast cancer by comparing three age groups: patients 45 years old or younger, patients between 46 and 69 years old, and patients 70 years old or older. Despite similar cancer staging and tumor characteristics among the age groups, the study found that older patients were prone to suboptimal treatment. Older patients also had a lower over...
Total Tumor Load to assist in the decision for additional axillary surgery in t...
Sousa, N; Peleteiro, B; Fougo, JLThe Total Tumor Load (TTL) concept has been demonstrated to accurately predict the status of the non-sentinel lymph nodes (NSLN) in breast cancer patients. In 2019, our center implemented the TTL cut-off of 30,000 CK19 mRNA copies/μL as sole criterion for deciding on performing ALND. This retrospective, unicentric, study analyzed 87 cT1-3N0 breast cancer patients treated consecutively in a period of two years a...
Breast cancer patient-reported outcomes on level 1 and level 2 oncoplastic proc...
Pinto, CA; Peleteiro, B; Pinto, CS; Osório, F; Costa, S; Magalhães, A; Mora, H; Amaral, J; Gonçalves, D; Fougo, JLPurpose In breast cancer management not only mortality and surgical morbidity measurements are important but also patient satisfaction indexes. The authors evaluated the satisfaction and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using the breast-conserving therapy (BCT) and breast reduction (BR) modules of BREAST-Q®. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed breast cancer patients consecutively submitt...
Initial experience with targeted axillary dissection after neoadjuvant therapy ...
Pinto, CS; Peleteiro, B; Pinto, CA; Osório, F; Costa, S; Magalhães, A; Mora, H; Amaral, J; Gonçalves, D; Fougo, JLBackground: Targeted axillary dissection (TAD) combines sentinel node biopsy (SNB) with the removal of the previously marked metastatic node. TAD is a promising concept for axillary restaging in node-positive breast cancer patients with pathological complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant therapy (NAT). We aimed to evaluate TAD feasibility in this context. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted...
Frailty-Independent Undertreatment Negative Impact on Survival in Older Patient...
Osório, F; Barros, AS; Peleteiro, B; Barradas, AR; Urbano, J; Fougo, JL; Leite-Moreira, APurpose: The management of older adults with breast cancer (BC) remains controversial. The challenging assessment of aging idiosyncrasies and the scarce evidence of therapeutic guidelines can lead to undertreatment. Our goal was to measure undertreatment and assess its impact on survival. Methods: Consecutive patients with BC aged 70 years or older were prospectively enrolled in 2014. Three frailty screening to...
Sentinel node total tumour load as a predictive factor for non-sentinel node st...
Fougo, JL; Amendoeira, I; Brito, MJ; Correia, AP; Gonçalves, A; Honavar, M; Machado, A; Magalhães, A; Marta, S; Nogueira, M; Peleteiro, B; Pontes, POSNA is a molecular assay for the detection of sentinel node metastasis. TTL emerged as a concept that seems to accurately predict the status of the NSN. Authors tried to confirm this motion. This is a retrospective and multicentric study that analyzed 2164 patients, 579 of whom had positive SN and completion AD. Logistic regression models were performed in order to identify a suitable cutoff to identify patien...
Sentinel Node Total Tumour Load As a Predictive Factor for Non-Sentinel Node St...
Fougo, JL; Amendoeira, I; Brito, MJ; Correia, AP; Gonçalves, A; Honavar, M; Machado, A; Magalhães, A; Marta, S; Nogueira, M; Peleteiro, B; Pontes, POSNA is a molecular assay for the detection of sentinel node metastasis. TTL emerged as a concept that seems to accurately predict the status of the NSN. Authors tried to confirm this motion. This is a retrospective and multicentric study that analyzed 2164 patients, 579 of whom had positive SN and completion AD. Logistic regression models were performed in order to identify a suitable cutoff to identify patien...
The effectiveness of a group intervention to facilitate posttraumatic growth am...
Ramos, Catarina; Costa, Pedro Alexandre; Rudnicki, Tânia; Maroco, Ana Lúcia; Leal, Isabel; Guimarães, Raquel; Fougo, JL; Tedeschi, Richard G.Objective: This longitudinal study tested the effectiveness of a group intervention designed to facilitate posttraumatic growth (PTG). Methods: Sample consisted of 205 women diagnosed with non‐metastatic breast cancer who were either assigned to an intervention group (n = 58) or to a control group (n = 147). PTG, challenge to core beliefs, and rumination (intrusive and deliberate) were assessed at baseline (T1)...