Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. It Is Worth To Decide!

Agnė Čižauskaitė, Donatas Petrauskas, Dainius Šimčikas, Alvydas Česas Abstract Objective. To evaluate the predictable percentage of patients that could be eligible for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in Klaipeda University Hospital Breast Surgery Department. Background. Although SLNB is a standard staging method for axillar node status assessment for early- stage clinically…

Women with Breast Cancer Personality Traits and Stress of Caused Illness Coping Strategies Coherency with Health Life Quality

Irina Banienė, Liuda Šinkariova Abstract The aim of research – to identify woman with breast cancer coping with stress strategies, caused by the illness, and it’s coherency with health-related quality of life. In this research were participating 102 women who have breast cancer. Respondents were selected by these criterions: female, I or II stage of…

The Need for Social Worker Practice of Women Suffering from Breast Cancer

Virginija Kondratavičienė, Dovilė Gadeikytė Abstract Breast cancer – one of the most common female cancerdiseases. Every year, the incidence of this disease is increasing.It is observed that this disease affects younger women. In recentyears, about 1,300 new cases of breast cancer are determinedannually in Lithuania. While suffering from this disease, womenare faced with a variety…

BREAST CANCER: CORRELATION BETWEEN MORBIDITY AND DISABILITY IN SMALL ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF LITHUANIA

Zdislav Skvarciany Abstract Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women. During the last two decades, survival rates for breast cancer have increased as a result of earlier detection and increased use of adjuvant therapy. The purpose of this study was to compare morbidity and disability of breast cancer  in 60 small administrative units…