TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Survivorship Issues in Breast Cancer A1 - Koonce, Stephanie A1 - McLaughlin, Sarah A. A2 - Morita, Shane Y. A2 - Balch, Charles M. A2 - Klimberg, V. Suzanne A2 - Pawlik, Timothy M. A2 - Posner, Mitchell C. A2 - Tanabe, Kenneth K. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology AB - Improvements in diagnosis and advances in targeted therapies have contributed to the increasing numbers of breast cancer survivors. The most recent estimate by the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database estimates nearly 2.8 million breast cancer survivors alive as of 2013, an increase from previous estimates.1 As the numbers of survivors have increased and as many of those survivors are living decades beyond their treatment, issues affecting survivorship and overall quality of life (QOL) have moved to the forefront of breast cancer research. Identification and classification of the persistent and late consequences of breast cancer treatment have become critical endpoints in many newly developed clinical trials. In fact, with the input of patient advocates contemporary clinical trial development frequently includes assessment of outcomes equally according to efficacy and anticipated impact on future QOL. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145760904 ER -