How would you manage a middle aged woman with history of severe alcoholic liver cirrhosis and a small node negative ER/PR positive, HER2 negative breast cancer?
How would you balance the competing risks of these two diagnoses in her treatment?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
It is always critical to weigh absolute harms against benefits for any medical decision-making to the extent possible - ideally using validated tools when available/applicable. This should include factoring in co-morbidities and performance status. In the case of severe liver dysfunction - competing...
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Medical Oncologist at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health I agree with Dr. @Debu Tripathy, although, the pat...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
This is a situation where observation alone for the breast cancer would be most reasonable, considering the competing cause of mortality here. We don't have all the details, but the presence of cirrhosis appears to be established. We know the poor prognosis of this disease and we can make a reasonab...
I agree with Dr. @Debu Tripathy, although, the pat...