Sandhya Pruthi

..This program has a sustainable business model, thus creating a new modality for health care delivery...

..These findings suggest that estrogen-DNA adducts deserve further study as potential biomarkers for risk of developing breast cancer...

..Management of menopause-related symptoms will be reviewed with a focus on strategies to improve quality of life...

..Although this study was small, the findings show that massage therapy may help patients with breast disease relax and feel better overall...

..To evaluate the effectiveness of vitamin E, evening primrose oil (EPO), and the combination of vitamin E and EPO for pain control in women with cyclical mastalgia...

..The goal of this article is to provide clinicians who care for women with breast cancer a multidisciplinary, state-of-the art approach to the treatment of these patients...

..This study suggests that dietary therapy decreases hot flash activity in women not taking estrogen therapy. This reduction is greater than what would be expected with placebo...

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..A multidisciplinary approach offers the ability to educate those at very high risk about cancer prevention, reduce cancer risk, maximize early detection of breast and ovarian cancer, and improve survival...

..To increase breast cancer (BC) awareness, screening services, and education for local underserved women...

..While effective in treating the urogenital symptoms, the safety of such therapy remains uncertain. The decision to offer vaginal estrogen therapy needs to be individualized and should be made jointly with the oncologist...

..We sought to analyze the trends in mastectomy rates and the relationship to preoperative MRI and surgical year at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN...

..We aimed to determine whether patient education regarding breast cancer risk using a bar graph, with or without a frequency format diagram, improved the accuracy of risk perception...

..Based on anecdotal information regarding the efficacy of fluoxetine and other newer antidepressants for treating hot flashes, the present trial was developed...

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..To obtain pilot prospective data regarding the efficacy and tolerability of gabapentin for alleviating hot flashes...

..81, p < 0.001). In this referral practice having a personal history of smoking is predictive of breast cancer diagnosis. Further studies are needed to further explore this relationship...

..Promising new measures of mammographic density, including volumetric density, which can be standardized using full-field digital mammography, will likely result in a stronger risk factor and improve accuracy of risk prediction models...

..The improvements in physical and psychological outcomes are promising and deserve further evaluation in a randomized, controlled study. The increase in affected arm volume also warrants additional investigation...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cancer-related behavioral risk factors among female cancer survivors, relative to women without a previous diagnosis of cancer...

..ACOG's new guidelines call for more frequent breast cancer screening. The USPSTF recommends less. What's best for your patients?..

..Clinical findings, diagnostic work-up, and follow-up are provided along with a review of the literature on primary mammary lymphoma...

..This article reviews the use of aromatase inhibitors, the frequency of common adverse effects, and strategies for their management...

..A phase III, randomized, placebo, controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of flaxseed in reducing hot flashes...

..We will examine the major claims made by proponents of compounded bioidentical HT and recommend strategies for management of patients who request bioidentical HT from physicians...

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..Because the PSM may enhance many health state characteristics, assessments that integrate overall composite measures with evaluations of common, discrete impairments may be required to comprehensively assess its benefits...

..The status of other therapeutic strategies and directions for future research are discussed...

..although blue dye is routinely used for lymphatic mapping, it is not used for lymphatic mapping in pregnancy-associated breast cancer, because of concern of fetal risk...

..This small retrospective study examines the use and utility of breast MRI in evaluating palpable breast masses with negative diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound studies...

..Although primary care physicians often use the same screening schedule and preventive measures for all the women they see, optimal breast cancer risk reduction requires an individualized approach...

..To examine the effectiveness of motivational interviewing training on improving medical students' knowledge of and confidence in their ability to counsel patients regarding health behavior change...

..Tai chi chuan, Pilates, and qigong were not studied sufficiently in breast cancer survivors in order to be implemented in clinical practice...

..We also have a better understanding of how estrogen affects breast carcinogenesis; research on this topic is ongoing and has the goal of decreasing breast cancer incidence and mortality...

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..Thus, the depurinating estrogen-DNA adducts are possible biomarkers for early detection of breast cancer risk and response to preventive treatment...