Title: Who reports what to whom after breast cancer and how do professionals respond?
Abstract: Background: It is known that 60% of women treated for breast cancer have at least one after treatment problem that does not resolve itself over a six year time span. Some adverse treatment effects have been shown to persist and worsen with time. Research has shown that age and measures of current physical and emotional wellbeing were more significant predictors of outcome than medical variables such as surgery type or types of adjuvant treatment. It is therefore important to address any physical or emotional problems that may arise. There is a recognised gap between the need for, and referral to treatment, of women with ongoing treatment related problems.