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OBJECTIVES : This work studies the indications, methods, results , satisfaction and partner relationships in immediate (IBR ) and deferred breast reconstruction ( DBR ) to objectively consider the benefits and indications IBR . METHOD : IBR between 1/2002-12/2012 underwent 51 ( 33.33 %) women ( 29-58 years, mean 41.5 , median 40.5 ) ; DBR 102 ( 66.67 %) ( 31-64 , mean 47.5 , median 47 ), data were obtained from medical records , questionnaires interviews and questionnaires , processed by statistical analysis RESULTS : Indications IBR : ≤ pT2N0M0 , low grade tumor ; DBR : ≥ 1 year of remission. Age at IBR was lower than the DBR ( p- 0.0004 ) Statistical differences in the modes of life after reconstruction the IBR a DBR were observed ( p- 0.1935-0.9659 ) predominates full and prevailing contentment. IBR does not burden patients ( 55 to 160 min, average 91.1 and 139.3 min, median 75 and 135 min ) between unilateral and bilateral operations are not statistically significant differences ( p -value 0.1065 ) . Complications prolonging healing rare - IBR 5 ( 8.33 %) , DBR 6 ( 5.8 % ) and mortality generalization low - IBR and 1 ( 1.96 % s ) DBR 1 and 2 ( 0.98 % and 1 , 96%) . Satisfaction with IBR was reported by 84.09 % , with 86.11 % DBR . The DBR was found 4 times greater risk of life or relationship. SUMMARY:...

OBJECTIVES : This work studies the indications, methods, results , satisfaction and partner relationships in immediate (IBR ) and deferred breast reconstruction ( DBR ) to objectively consider the benefits and indications IBR . METHOD : IBR between 1/2002-12/2012 underwent 51 ( 33.33 %) women ( 29-58 years, mean 41.5 , median 40.5 ) ; DBR 102 ( 66.67 %) ( 31-64 , mean 47.5 , median 47 ), data were obtained from medical records , questionnaires interviews and questionnaires , processed by statistical analysis RESULTS : Indications IBR : ≤ pT2N0M0 , low grade tumor ; DBR : ≥ 1 year of remission. Age at IBR was lower than the DBR ( p- 0.0004 ) Statistical differences in the modes of life after reconstruction the IBR a DBR were observed ( p- 0.1935-0.9659 ) predominates full and prevailing contentment. IBR does not burden patients ( 55 to 160 min, average 91.1 and 139.3 min, median 75 and 135 min ) between unilateral and bilateral operations are not statistically significant differences ( p -value 0.1065 ) . Complications prolonging healing rare - IBR 5 ( 8.33 %) , DBR 6 ( 5.8 % ) and mortality generalization low - IBR and 1 ( 1.96 % s ) DBR 1 and 2 ( 0.98 % and 1 , 96%) . Satisfaction with IBR was reported by 84.09 % , with 86.11 % DBR . The DBR was found 4 times greater risk of life or relationship. SUMMARY:...

of dissertation thesis Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Breast Cancer The mRNA Expression of Selected Genes in Normal and Tumor Breast Tissue Samples and Theirs Clinical Value in Breast Cancer L.Šefrhansová Background: The aim of this work was to describe and to evaluate possibilities of prognosis and prediction in breast cancer. Within the framework of this study-work we carry out a prospective clinical study. The aim of this prospective study was to detect mRNA MMP-7, p53 and TIMP-1 expression in normal and tumor breast tissue samples and to determine the clinical and prognostic significance of our results. Prognosis and prediction: The tumor size, lymph node status, presence of distant metastasis, differentiation of the tumor, perivascular invasion, mitotic activity, expression of ER, PR and HER2 receptors are the basic prognostic factors in breast cancer. Age under/above 35 years was included among independent prognostic breast cancer factors in 2005. It is approved to use uPA/PAI to assess prognosis in node negative breast cancer patients. The hormone receptor status and HER-2 receptor status are the only two predictive markers associated with the target therapy. OncotypeDX analysis could be use to predict the disease recurrence interval of patients with estrogen positive and node negative...

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in female population in the Czech Republic. In 2002 the Czech Republic joined most European countries and launched nation-wide mammography screening, enabling women to attend regular preventive examinations when they reach 45 years of age. In January 2014 they started to address women to invite them for preventive breast cancer examinations, as part of a nationwide information campaign. Mortality of this cancer has been decreasing in recent years, which can be explained by the increasing quality of treatment and earlier detection of the disease. Therefore, knowledge of primary and secondary prevention is very important. The theoretical part briefly describes the anatomy of female breasts, defines a malignant tumor, as well as epidemiological aspects of breast cancer. Another chapter is about prevention itself. In the secondary prevention I describe self-examination of breasts and the history and nature of mammography screening. I also present organizations implementing preventive programs aimed at breast cancer. The practical part includes research results, which were obtained through quantitative research questionnaires. The research group consisted of women who live in the Ústí region. The questionnaire consisted of 27 questions and was answered by a group of 150 women between 18 and 44 years old and 150 women over 45 years. I handed out these questionnaires in Ústí healthcare center and I also created an electronic questionnaire which I sent across social networks. Out of the 150 (100 %) questionnaires distributed in Ústí healthcare center, I got only 60 back and 58 of them were sufficiently completed for the needs of the research, the return was only 38.7 %. I received the remaining 242 questionnaires electronically. The aim of the study was to explore the awareness of risk factors of breast cancer of women in the Ústí Region and also to find out whether women in the Ústí region carried out self-examination of breasts and if women over 45 attended regular mammography screening. Based on my research aim I set out four hypotheses. Hypothesis 1: Women in the Ústí region are informed about the risk factors of breast cancer. Hypothesis 2: Women at the age of 18 to 44 in the Usti region are more informed about the risk factors of breast cancer than women in the age group over 45. Hypothesis 3: The difference in the frequency of breast self-examination among women in the age group 18 to 44 is statistically more significant than in women in the over 45 age group. Hypothesis 4: Attending mammography examination of women over 45 in the Ústí region rises according to their level of education. The results of testing my hypotheses show that women in the Ústí region are not informed about the risk factors of breast cancer. I assumed that awareness is higher among women in the 18 to 44 age group, but even this hypothesis wasn't proven. Awareness of risk factors is on the same level in category of 18 to 44 years as in women over 45 years of age. Regarding breast self-examination, women in the above 45 years old age group carry out self-examination more often than women 18 to 44 years old. Even the last hypothesis was not confirmed, attendance of mammography doesn't appear to depend on the education of women. Awareness of women needs to increase, especially in case of risk factors of breast cancer. Awareness increase could be achieved by greater information campaign on television, in newspapers, in businesses with high numbers of working women, or in secondary and higher education through various public lectures. Over 90% of women attend Mammography screening according to my research, which are laudable results. The fact that the actual self-examination of breasts isn't carried out at all by more than half of the women in the age group 18 to 44 is serious. This work could serve as teaching or study material to improve general knowledge of this topic.

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and is prognostically very heterogeneous. Early breast cancer has an excellent overall prognosis with long-term survival above 90%. In this group we can also find patients with highly unfavourable progress with a risk of future disease relapse. Due to effective anticancer treatment is a main task of precise clinical decision to determine risk of an individual patient in the term of cancer relapse. We can use clinical (tumor diameter, lymph nodes) and pathological markers (grade, ER, PgR, HER2, and Ki-67), all of them have low individual sensitivity and specificity. Molecular tests based on multigene DNA or RNA assays have higher sensitivity and specificity but their interrelated concordance is low. One of the main scientific task is to find almost specific and sensitive prognostic biomarkers. microRNAs are small, highly stable, non-coding RNAs, which regulate tens of mRNAs and proteins inside cells. In cancerogenesis, they could act as oncogenes or tumor supressors as well and affect main steps of initiation and progression of cancer. One of the scientific directions is to determine their prognostic significance. Many experimental and clinical studies defining prognostic significance of miRs in early breast cancer was published but their data were...

In the first part of the dissertation the author summarizes the current knowledge of breast cancer, which is the most frequent malignancy in female population. The author deals with etiology, classification, diagnostics, biological behaviour, therapeutical forms ranging from surgical treatment and radiotherapy, to systemic therapy. In the following part of the manuscript the author describes specifics of breast cancer diagnosed in premenopausal women. She describes how the risk factors, treatment and prognosis differ from the disease in postmenopausal women. Next section of the dissertation includes a retrospective case series evaluating group of patients with breast cancer ≤ 35 years. There were 16 294 cases of breast cancer proven histologically in Biopticka lab Pilsen, ltd. and Sikl's Department of Pathology, Faculty Hospital Pilsen, during 2006-2015. The cohort of patients in our retrospective study includes 356 young women (2,2%) with breast cancer, under 35 years of age by the time of setting the diagnosis. We sorted out a group of 93 patients from the basic cohort, that were or have been treated in the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Faculty Hospital in Pilsen. A control group consists of 100 postmenopausal women ≥ 65 years of age, chosen randomly from all patients treated in the...

In the first part of the dissertation the author summarizes the current knowledge of breast cancer, which is the most frequent malignancy in female population. The author deals with etiology, classification, diagnostics, biological behaviour, therapeutical forms ranging from surgical treatment and radiotherapy, to systemic therapy. In the following part of the manuscript the author describes specifics of breast cancer diagnosed in premenopausal women. She describes how the risk factors, treatment and prognosis differ from the disease in postmenopausal women. Next section of the dissertation includes a retrospective case series evaluating group of patients with breast cancer ≤ 35 years. There were 16 294 cases of breast cancer proven histologically in Biopticka lab Pilsen, ltd. and Sikl's Department of Pathology, Faculty Hospital Pilsen, during 2006-2015. The cohort of patients in our retrospective study includes 356 young women (2,2%) with breast cancer, under 35 years of age by the time of setting the diagnosis. We sorted out a group of 93 patients from the basic cohort, that were or have been treated in the Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Faculty Hospital in Pilsen. A control group consists of 100 postmenopausal women ≥ 65 years of age, chosen randomly from all patients treated in the...

The thesis " Women after Mastectomy in the context of Social Work " deals with the topic of diagnosis of breast cancer, treatments and their side effects, itself, however focuses mainly on the psychological and social consequences that come along with such a serious illness. It aims to outline the possibilities that women with this diagnosis can use , and ultimately points out the great potential of social work within the health care system. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women in many countries. In the treatment of the breast cancer cytotoxic drugs (chemotherapy) are often used. Interindividual differences of drug response are an important cause of treatment failures. Bioavailability also depends on a major extent from the expression and activity of drug transport across biomembranes. In particular efflux transporters of the ATP-binding cassette family such as ABCB1, ABCC1 and ABCC2 have been identified as major determinants of chemoresistance in tumor cells. It was hypothesized that variance in the gene expression of membrane transporters and their genetic variance could explain at least in part interindividual differences of pharmacokinetics and clinical outcome of a variety of drugs. This thesis focuses on the functional significance of gene expression of ABCB1, ABCC1 and ABCC2 and single nucleotide polymorphisms in ABCC1 gene.