Breast reconstruction (BR) aims to improve the satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) of breast
cancer survivors. Clinical studies using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) can therefore …

Background Although studies have compared patient-reported outcomes (PROs) after
breast conserving-therapy (BCT) and postmastectomy breast reconstruction (PMBR), they …

Background Insurance type can serve as a surrogate marker for social determinants of
health and can influence many aspects of the breast reconstruction experience. We aimed to …

Breast cancer has become the most diagnosed cancer type, endangering the health of
women. Patients with breast resection are likely to suffer serious physical and mental …

Purpose Sexual health concerns are common in breast cancer surgery but often overlooked.
Yet, breast cancer patients want more sexual health information from their providers. We …

Background Severe persistent mental illness (SPMI) is associated with worse outcomes in
cancer patients. Less is known about the relationship between SPMI and surgical outcomes …

Background Breast reconstruction is an integral postoncologic procedure that has been
associated with improved mental health and psychological outcomes. The possible …

Surgery is impelled by triumphs and trailed by tragedies (1–5). While the triumphs are
manifold, the tragedies have traditionally come in two kinds: harms and lack of benefits …

Background Implant-based breast reconstruction (IBR), following mastectomy, significantly
impacts patients' quality of life (QoL), necessitating accurate measurement through …

Background The role that preoperative Satisfaction with Breast plays in a patient's
postoperative course after postmastectomy breast reconstruction (PMBR) is not understood …