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Omid Salehian,
Volume 4, Issue 4 (Breast Disease Journal 2011)
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Farkhondeh Salehi, Farshad Mohsenzade, Mokhtar Arefi,
Volume 8, Issue 4 (Iranian Quarterly Journal of Breast Diseases 2016)
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Ali Hosseini, Nasibe Kazemi, Saeedeh Shadmehri, Omid Reza Salehi,
Volume 10, Issue 3 (Iranian Quarterly Journal of Breast Disease 2017)
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Introduction: Exercise is one of the most important elements of health management in breast cancer patients. The aim of present study was to review the lipid-lowering effects of Pilates training in women with breast cancer.
Methods: Twenty-four women with breast cancer who were treated in the health centers and private clinics of Shiraz city, Iran were selected and divided into training and control groups. Training group was trained using selected Pilates training sessions for 10 weeks, three sessions per week and 60 minutes per session. During this period, the control group did only their routine daily activities. Before and after training period, blood samples were taken from the subjects. Data were analyzed using K-S, and dependent and independent t-tests (p ≤ 0.05).
Results: Ten week pilates training had a significant effect on reduction of TG from 125.91 ± 48.35 mg/dl to 103.91 ± 39.07 mg/dl (p = 0.001) and TC from 191.83 ± 17.79 to 176.08 ± 14.18 mg/ dl (p = 0.005) in women with breast cancer, but it had no significant effect on reduction of LDL (p = 0.42) or an increase of HDL (p = 0.26).
Conclusion: It appears that 10-week Pilates training have lipid-lowering effects in women with breast cancer.
Zahra Salarirad, Lida Leilabadi, Adis Kraskian Mujembari, Mahdieh Salehi,
Volume 14, Issue 4 (Iranian Journal of Breast Disease 2022)
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Introduction: Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) is designed to help patients identify and process their emotions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of emotion-focused therapy on improving depression and self-compassion in women with breast cancer.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a 3-month follow-up. The sample consisted of 30 women with breast cancer in Tehran who had a depression score of >17 at screening and were selected via purposive sampling and randomly placed in experimental and control groups of 15. The experimental group underwent EFTover twelve 50-minute individual sessions according to the Greenberg emotion-focused therapy protocol. Research data were collected using the Beck Depression Inventory and the Self-compassion Scale before, after, and 3 months after the end of treatment. Data analysis was performed using repeated-measures two-way ANOVA.
Results: The experimental group scored significantly higher in self-compassion and lower in depression in the posttest compared with the pretest. In the follow-up assessment, depression scores were as low as the posttest levels, but self-compassion scores decreased relative to the posttest; however, they remained significantly above the pre-test levels. In the control group, both depression and self-compassion scores were stable over time.
Conclusion: EFT can be used as an appropriate intervention to reduce depression and increase self-compassion significantly and enduringly in women with breast cancer.
Of Phd Sedigheh Hosseini, Mahdiee Salehi, Mohsen Jadidi, Mahdi Aghili,
Volume 16, Issue 2 (Iranian Journal of Breast Diseases 2023)
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Introduction: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is defined as fear or worry about the possibility of cancer returning or progressing. High FCR may adversely affect quality of life and increase healthcare expenses. This study examined the relationship between personality traits and fear of cancer recurrence with the mediation of cognitive emotion regulation in breast cancer survivors.
Methods: In this descriptive correlational study, 300 women with breast cancer referred to Cancer Institute in Tehran for their regular follow-ups after treatment in 2022 and satisfied the inclusion criteria were recruited based on convenience sampling. They completed the questionnaires online for FCR, five big personality traits and cognitive emotion regulation. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and Path analysis.
Results: Results revealed that both adaptive and maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation positively and significantly mediated the relationship between neuroticism and FCR at (P<0.01) and (P<0.05), respectively. Moreover, the relationship between agreeableness and conscientiousness with FCR was negatively and significantly mediated by adaptive and maladaptive strategies (P<0.01). Adaptive strategies negatively and significantly mediated the relationship between extraversion and FCR (P<0.01), and maladaptive strategies negatively and significantly mediated the relationship between openness and FCR (P<0.05) in breast cancer survivors.
Conclusion: Breast cancer survivors with neurotic personality traits employ maladaptive strategies instead of adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and exhibit more FCR. In contrast, patients with agreeableness, conscientiousness, extroversion, and openness personality traits employ adaptive strategies or avoid maladaptive strategies and exhibit less FCR.
Saba Parsaee, Najmeh Jahani, Hamid Salehiniya, Mahamdreza Raeison,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (Iranian Journal of Breast Diseases 2024)
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Background: Breast cancer patients experience high levels of distress due to fear of recurrence, worry about mortality and outcomes, anxiety related to treatment, as well as experiencing physical and financial problems. One of the intervention methods used for psychological support of cancer patients is mindfulness-based treatments. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the effect of mindfulness training on emotional regulation and distress tolerance in women with breast cancer.
Methods: The present interventional study t was conducted on breast cancer patients in Birjand in 2023. this study recruited 30 subjects in two control and intervention groups (15 people in each group) using the convenience sampling method. Mindfulness training took place in the intervention group for eight weeks (one session per week and one to one and a half hour per session). The Gross and John (2003) emotion regulation questionnaire and the Simmons and Gaher (2005) emotional distress tolerance questionnaire were used to collect information. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 26) using independent t-tests and paired t-tests at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The mean age scores of patients in the control and intervention groups were 46.9±12.0 and 45.8±11.7 years, respectively, and no significant difference was observed between the two groups (P=0.795). The results of the present study demonstrated that after the mindfulness-based interventions, subjects in the intervention group obtained higher scores than the control group, which was statistically significant (58.1±6.2 vs. 50.1±7.3; p=0.003). Nonetheless, these interventions did not display a significant effect on distress tolerance scores in both control and intervention groups (6.4±33.8 vs. 6.6±31.5; P=0.334).
Conclusions: As evidenced by the results of the present study, the intervention based on mindfulness has significant effects on the regulation of emotions in patients with breast cancer; therefore, the implementation of educational programs based on mindfulness can be of great help in reducing the emotions of patients with breast cancer.
Zohreh Momenimovahed, Hamid Salehiniya,
Volume 18, Issue 3 (Iranian Journal of Breast Diseases 2025)
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Dear Editor,
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women of reproductive age (1). Following progress in breast cancer therapies and rising survival rates, it is crucial to confront the frequently neglected obstacles that survivors encounter after finishing their breast cancer treatment. Although overcoming cancer is a significant achievement, numerous survivors face ongoing physical, emotional, and social challenges that linger well beyond their treatment (2).
A significant yet frequently neglected concern in cancer survivorship is the difficulties breast cancer survivors encounter when contemplating motherhood (3). As early detection and treatment improve, numerous young women overcome breast cancer but face challenges related to fertility, complicated medical choices, and emotional anxiety about future pregnancies (3, 4).
Treatments for breast cancer, such as chemotherapy, radiation, and hormone therapy, can significantly affect fertility, resulting in premature ovarian failure or conception issues. Although options for fertility preservation, such as oocyte freezing, are available, numerous patients either remain uninformed about them or encounter financial and systemic obstacles to obtaining them (5). Inadequate coverage of fertility preservation in breast cancer survivors due to lack of access, high cost, poor insurance coverage, haste to start treatment, and poor information is considered one of the major barriers to fertility preservation in Iran (6, 7). Moreover, societal misunderstandings and fear of relapse generate psychological pressures, causing many survivors to feel unsure regarding planning for their families (8).
In Iran, the issue of childbearing is a sign of femininity, and infertility for any reason can threaten marital life or lead to divorce (9). On the other hand, pregnancy for many women after breast cancer treatment seems more like a myth than a reality (10). Recent research has offered reassuring information regarding the safety of pregnancy following breast cancer, even in hormone receptor-positive instances (11). Nonetheless, there are still deficiencies in patient education, awareness among healthcare providers, and insurance coverage related to fertility preservation.
Recent protocols recommend that individuals diagnosed with cancer should be evaluated and counseled about reproductive risks at the time of their diagnosis and throughout their survivorship period. As a result, options, such as freezing embryos, oocytes, and ovarian tissue, are recommended for women before the treatment. These protocols emphasize the importance of establishing a multidisciplinary family planning team within oncology centers. Additionally, discussions regarding each fertility preservation method should cover its effectiveness, potential risks, possible fertility rates, time requirements, and associated costs (12, 13).
In Iran, options, such as cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos, and ovarian tissue, as well as controlled ovarian stimulation, ovarian suppression with GnRH analogues, and ovarian transposition (oophoropexy), are available. Each of these methods is recommended for specific types of cancer, taking into account factors, including marital status, age, the feasibility of delaying cancer treatment, and previous chemotherapy processes (14).
We urge the medical community, policymakers, and support organizations to improve oncofertility counseling at diagnosis to ensure informed decision-making, expand insurance coverage for fertility preservation procedures, enhance research on long-term pregnancy outcomes for survivors, and provide psychosocial support to address anxieties around motherhood post-cancer. By addressing these challenges, we can empower breast cancer survivors to make informed choices about their reproductive futures, ensuring that survivorship includes the possibility of parenthood for those who desire it. We appreciate your consideration of this important issue.
