Daniel E. Kenady

TL;DR: Quality of life (QOL) and PTSD-like symptoms were assessed in women posttreatment for breast cancer to suggest that in survivors of breast cancer, these symptoms might be fairly common, may exceed the base rate of these symptoms in the general population, are associated with reports of poorer QOL, and warrant further research and clinical attention.

TL;DR: Dose intensity of 5-FU and dose of radiation correlate significantly with the likelihood of achieving a pCR, and a preoperative radiation dose of 5500 cGy or higher can achieve pCR rates of approximately 50%, even in fixed cancers of the rectum.

TL;DR: The research suggested that women with greater PTSD symptoms at the initial interview were less likely to participate in the follow‐up interview and some evidence suggested that decreases in PCLC scores between the two study assessments were associated with greater social support and experience of fewer traumatic stressors prior to breast cancer diagnosis.

TL;DR: Results support the theoretical position that cancer is a transitional event that alters an individual's assumptive world with the potential to produce long-lasting changes of both a positive as well as negative nature.