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. 2022 Jun 28:11:2022-2-3.
doi: 10.7573/dic.2022-2-3. eCollection 2022.

Tackling the clinical complexity of breast cancer

Marco Vincenzo Lenti  1 , Federico Sottotetti  2 , Gino Roberto Corazza  1
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Tackling the clinical complexity of breast cancer

Marco Vincenzo Lenti et al. Drugs Context. .

Abstract

Clinical complexity (CC) is an increasingly recognized feature of internal medicine patients who are often characterized by complex needs determined by both biological (i.e. intrinsic to the patient or disease biology) and non-biological (i.e. socioeconomic, cultural, environmental, behavioural) factors. Breast cancer, one of the most common malignancies worldwide, certainly represents an example of a complex disease. Nonetheless, the concept itself of CC and its possible determinants in breast cancer have been poorly addressed. We herein provide our view about the possible factors triggering CC, the key issues of CC and the related unmet needs in breast cancer.

Keywords: cancer; internal medicine; multimorbidity; oncology.

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Disclosure and potential conflicts of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Potential Conflicts of Interests form for the authors is available for download at: https://www.drugsincontext.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/dic.2022-2-3-COI.pdf

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