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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 45, Issue 2 114-126, Copyright © 1995 by American Cancer Society

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Advocating for the woman with breast cancer

P. A. Ganz
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonnson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine.

Health care workers and breast cancer survivors have an important role to play as advocates for breast cancer patients. At the most basic level, advocates must ensure that the patient has access to medical care. In addition they must help to ensure that the quality of care is optimal, enhancing the likelihood of survival, rehabilitation, and psychological adaptation. This article describes important advocacy issues for women with breast cancer, including informational needs, patient-physician communication, choice of primary surgical treatment, reconstructive surgery, adjuvant therapy, psychosocial issues, and employment and insurance problems.

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				P. A. Ganz, G. A. Greendale, L. Petersen, L. Zibecchi, B. Kahn, and T. R. Belin Managing Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial J Natl Cancer Inst, July 5, 2000; 92(13): 1054 - 1064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]