Exercise, Physical Therapy and Wellbeing in Breast Cancer Patients

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Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast (NECB) is characterized with heterogeneity, rarity, and poor differentiation, which is probably an underestimated subtype of breast cancer, including small cell NECs and large cell NECs. The diagnostic criteria for NECB have been constantly updated as the disease changes and the understanding increases. According to the latest WHO Classification, primary neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) of the breast consists of well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NET), extremely aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC) as well as invasive breast cancers of no special type (IBCs-NST) with neuroendocrine differentiation. The accurate diagnosis of NECB remains a challenge for its low incidence, which needs multi-disciplinary methods. For the rarity of the disease, there is a lack of large samples and prospective clinical research. For these invasive tumors, there are no standardized therapeutic guidelines or norms, and the treatment often refers to nonspecific breast cancer. In addition, the prognosis of such patients remains unknown. In 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed NECB as an independent entity for the first time, while few features of NECB were clarified. In this review, it presents the WHO Classification, clinicopathologic characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of these patients. In addition, it summarizes the latest studies on molecular features of NECB, aiming to provide new therapeutic perspectives for the disease.

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Background: Breast reconstruction is a promising surgical technique to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with breast cancer. However, the long-term risk factors associated with HRQoL after breast surgery are still unclear. Our aim was to evaluate breast satisfaction and HRQoL following breast reconstruction to identify clinical factors associated with each domain of BREAST-Q in the long-term.

Methods: Patient-reported BREAST-Q outcomes were analyzed 1 and 5 years after breast reconstruction in a single-blinded, prospective study. Multiple regression analysis was performed to identify the risk and protective factors associated with BREAST-Q scores. These scores at 1 and 5 years were also compared across three types of operation: mastectomy only, tissue expander/implant (TE/Imp), and a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap.

Results: Surveys were completed by 141 subjects after 1 year and 131 subjects after 5 years. Compared to mastectomy only, breast reconstruction was significantly associated with greater “Satisfaction with breasts” (TE/Imp, p < 0.001; DIEP, p < 0.001) and “Psychosocial well-being” (TE/Imp, p < 0.001; DIEP, p < 0.001), higher body mass index (BMI) resulted in lower “Satisfaction with breasts” (p = 0.004), and a history of psychiatric or neurological medication was significantly associated with “Physical well-being” at 1-year postoperatively (p = 0.02). At 5 years, reconstructive procedures were significantly positively associated with greater “Satisfaction with breasts” (TE/Imp, p < 0.001; DIEP, p < 0.001) and “Psychosocial well-being” (TE/Imp, p = 0.03; DIEP, p < 0.001), and a bilateral procedure was a significant risk factor for lower “Psychosocial well-being” (p = 0.02).

Conclusions: The results of this study show that breast reconstruction improves “Satisfaction with Breasts” and “Psychosocial well-being” compared to mastectomy. Among all three types of operation, DIEP gave the best scores at 5 years postoperatively. Thus, autologous reconstruction is recommended for promotion of long-term HRQoL after breast surgery.

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