Objective To observe the effect of auricular-plaster therapy on non-incisional pain from post-laparoscopic surgery.Methods Sixty patients with non-incisional pains from laparoscopic surgery were divided into experimental group (n=30) and control group (n=30).The patients of control group after laparoscopic surgery were routinely given the oxygen inhalation for 6 hours and encouraged to do off-bed activity earlier.Besides the above-mentioned treatment,the patients of experimental group were additionally given auricular-plaster therapy.The patients of two groups were compared in terms of pain intensity and duration.Result The pain duration in the experimental group was significantly shorter and the pain density was significantly lower than that of the control group (bothP<0.05).Conclusion Auricular-plaster therapy can significantly reduce the duration and intensity of non-incisional pain from gynecological laparoscopy.

Objective To investigate the application effects of traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM ) nursing intervention in patients with ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome .Methods A total of 60 cases with ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome were divided into observation group ( n=30 ) and control group ( n=30 ) . The patients of control group received normal nursing care , and the patients of observation group received TCM nursing intervention based on the routine care .The TCM nursing interventions included TCM mental nursing , diet nursing , and TCM nursing skills such as acupoint massage and auricular plaster therapy .The scores of anxiety assessment ( SAS ) after a week of the admission , the quality of life ( QOL-BREF ) and the nursing satisfaction when discharging from the hospital were compared between the two groups .Results After a week of the admission, the scores of SAS, QOL-BREF, and nursing satisfaction for the observation group were significantly better than those of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusions The Chinese medicine nursing intervention can effectively relieve the anxiety and improve the quality of life of patients with ovarian hyper -stimulation comprehensive syndrome . It can also promote the nursing satisfaction and be benefit for the relationship between nurses and patients .

OBJECTIVESTo analyze the survival of breast cancer molecular subtypes and to examine the effect of therapy on the long-term prognosis of different subtypes.

METHODSThis study included 3 586 breast cancer patients with estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) information in Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study, a population-based prospective cohort study established in 2002. Molecular subtypes, based on immunohistochemistry were categorized as follows: Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2, and triple-negative subtype. Characteristics and clinical data were collected through questionnaires and medical records at baseline survey and sequential follow-up surveys. Survival rates of different molecular subtypes were analyzed and compared with Log-rank tests. Multiple Cox regression models were used to evaluate the effect of therapy on long-term prognosis of different molecular subtypes.

RESULTSAmong the 3 586 cases, Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2 and triple-negative breast cancer subtypes accounted for 54.5%, 16.6%, 13.9%, and 14.9%, respectively. With a median follow-up of 10.3 years (ranging 0.6 to 12.8 years), the 10-year overall survival (OS) rates for the four subtypes were 82.7% (95% CI: 80.9% to 84.4%), 77.7% (95% CI: 74.1% to 80.8%), 76.3% (95% CI: 72.3% to 79.8%), and 74.8% (95% CI: 70.9% to 78.3%), respectively. The 10-year disease to free survival (DFS) rates were 79.0% (95% CI: 76.7% to 81.0%), 76.0% (95% CI: 71.9% to 79.5%), 73.6% (95% CI: 68.9% to 77.7%), and 74.5% (95% CI: 69.4% to 78.9%), respectively. Significant difference in survival among four subtypes was observed (Log-rank test, P<0.01). Multivariate Cox regression indicated that hormonal therapy can significantly reduce the long-term risk of total mortality and recurrence breast cancer specific mortality among Luminal A subtype patients. Adjuvant chemotherapy could improve the long-term prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer. No benefit from radiotherapy was observed for four subtypes of breast cancer in terms of long-term prognosis.

CONCLUSIONSMolecular subtypes based on ER/PR/HER2 could provide important information to predict breast cancer prognosis. The hormonal status was an important basis for individualized therapy and precision medicine.

Breast Neoplasms ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Cohort Studies ; Disease-Free Survival ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Prognosis ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Prospective Studies ; Receptor, ErbB-2 ; Receptors, Estrogen ; Receptors, Progesterone ; Survival Rate ; Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms