Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2014 Mar;8(1):70-6.
doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000029.

The range and role of palliative interventions for locally advanced breast cancer

Virginia Jarvis  1
Affiliations
Review

The range and role of palliative interventions for locally advanced breast cancer

Virginia Jarvis. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose of review: The role of palliative care interventions in patients with nonmetastatic disease is unclear. Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) is such a diagnosis that presents a platform to examine the relationship of symptom management while patients are receiving treatment with curative intent.

Recent findings: Overwhelming physical and psychological symptoms can affect women with LABC. Fungating lesions at the time of primary presentation remain a major challenge. Treatments specifically for the treatment of fungating lesions using new dressings, topical analgesics, buccal opioids, and old techniques such as larval therapy were explored.

Summary: LABC is a complex biosocial disease that requires a collaborative interdisciplinary approach to care.

PubMed Disclaimer