International Journal of Nursing Research

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women. The complexity of molecular mechanisms regulating tumorigenesis and progression determines the heterogeneity of breast cancer. The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is undergoing a paradigm shift from a one-size-fits-all approach to the era of personalized medicine. Sophisticated diagnostics, including molecular imaging and genomic expression profiling, can improve tumor characteristics. Analysis of the causes of changes in breast cancer incidence and mortality trends in recent decades provides important implications for the role of breast screening, routine use of adjuvant therapy, and changes in risk factors. At present, the main treatment for breast cancer is drug chemotherapy, surgical resection and radiation therapy, supplemented by targeted, immune and endocrine therapy. However, because patients do not understand the knowledge of breast cancer disease, there are negative emotions such as fear, anxiety and depression. Combined with the patients own condition, treatment cooperation is relatively low. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the care of breast cancer patients.

Breast cancer; Nursing intervention; Psychology