Breast Cancer Survivorship: Challenges and Innovations from Treatment to Long-Term Care
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 2153
Special Issue Editor
Interests: radiation epidemiology; clinical epidemiology; cancer survivorship; breast cancer; radionuclide therapy; cancer treatments late effects; cardiovascular health; second primary cancer; aging
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advancement in screening, early diagnosis, and innovative treatments has significantly improved breast cancer survival rates. Subsequently, according to the World Health Organization, there are currently more than 7.8 million breast cancer survivors worldwide. Despite a good prognosis, breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women globally. Subsequently, the number of breast cancer survivors is expected to rise substantially in the coming decades. However, breast cancer and its treatments are not without late effects, which can impact both the health and well-being of breast cancer survivors.
Indeed, they are particularly vulnerable to life-threatening long-term complications such as cardiovascular complications and secondary primary cancers. Other late effects of breast cancer treatments, such as endocrine dysfunction, neurotoxicity, and societal impacts (such as reduced quality of life, persistent fatigue, and health inequalities), are also suggested but require further investigation. These challenges create a significant burden on both public health systems and economies.
In this Special Issue, we invite original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that deepen our understanding of the late effects of breast cancer treatments and their epidemiology, and potential beneficial interventions in breast cancer survivors. We are interested in a wide range of studies that can also explore the effects of supportive and monitoring care in breast cancer survivors, as well as those that address breast cancer survivors’ well-being, quality of life, and the societal and health inequalities they face.
Dr. Médéa Locquet
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- breast cancer survivorship
- cancer treatments
- late effects: societal impact
- supportive care
- psychosocial well-being
- cancer treatment optimization
- interventions
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