Despite marriage's health benefits, all couples experience stress that can increase morbidity
and mortality risks. Marital stress can alter endocrine, cardiovascular, and immune function …

Patients' sexuality is one of the major and most neglected impact of breast cancer (BC) and
its treatment. Even though research is ongoing on the subject, sexuality issues are rarely …

In Australia, breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women. Between
1987–1991 and 2012–2016, the five-year survival rate improved from 75% to 91%. The …

Background Dyadic stress theories and research suggest that couples' negative
communication patterns threaten immune and emotional health, leaving partners vulnerable …

Objective Breast cancer patients and caregivers experience biobehavioral reactivity (eg,
depression, anxiety, pain, fatigue) during breast cancer treatment which predicts cancer …

Background Breast cancer survivors are prone to weakened gut barriers, allowing bacteria
to migrate into the blood stream. Gut permeability fuels inflammation, which, among …

Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the subtype of breast cancer with the
worst prognosis, and traditional survival analysis methods are biased when predicting …

Purpose To identify, analyze and describe the available scientific evidence about the
influence of social determinants of health on cancer survivors. Methods A scoping review …

Purpose Despite increasing research on posttraumatic growth (PTG) of spouses of cancer
patients, and the positive effects of spouses' PTG on both spouses and patients, there is little …

Background Fear of disease progression (FoP) is among the most prevalent and major
psychological burdens breast cancer patients encounter. Excessive FoP may result in …