{"id":186297,"date":"2023-11-02T08:57:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T18:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=186297"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T00:49:05","slug":"ibc-research-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/02\/ibc-research-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Most deadly breast cancer fought with collaborative care, research"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Naoto Ueno with a patient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC<\/abbr>) is a rare and lethal form of breast cancer that accounts for only 2\u20135% of all breast cancer cases, but makes up to 10% of breast cancer-related deaths, surpassing all other types.<\/p>\n

The prevalence of IBC<\/abbr> in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders is more concerning, with a study<\/a> using data from the Queen\u2019s Medical Center Tumor Registry showing an overall rate of 2.6%. In addition, when compared to non-IBC<\/abbr> cases, IBC<\/abbr> represented a significant 9% among Pacific Islanders and 4.7% among Native Hawaiians.<\/p>\n

Because of this, the University of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Cancer Center<\/a> is joining forces with Morgan Welch IBC<\/abbr> Research Program and Clinic at MD<\/abbr> Anderson\u2019s IBC<\/abbr> Connect<\/a>. 糖心视频<\/abbr> Cancer Center researchers Ashley Marumoto, practicing at The Queen\u2019s Medical Center, Jami Fukui, practicing at Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Pacific Health, and Naoto Ueno, who practices at Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Pacific Health and Queen\u2019s Medical Center, will lead efforts to expand the international network of 16 organizations to Hawai\u02bbi<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe collaboration between 糖心视频<\/abbr> Cancer Center, The Queen’s Medical Center and Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Pacific Health to carry out this endeavor will bolster the level of care for the entire state of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> and allow patients access to the highest level of care locally,\u201d said Marumoto.<\/p>\n

Accessing high-quality, reliable care<\/h2>\n

This network strives to promote standardized patient care, facilitate extensive research and encourage effective collaboration. These efforts are intended to ensure that people struggling with IBC<\/abbr> can access reliable, high-quality care regardless of where they live.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIBC<\/abbr> Connect will provide an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of inflammatory breast cancer and how we can continue to tailor both medical and surgical therapies to this uniquely aggressive subtype of breast cancer,\u201d said Marumoto. \u201cIn participating, we will also build an expert team here in Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> to care for our patients locally and to create a network nationally as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

IBC<\/abbr> gets its name from symptoms appearing swollen and red, or inflamed, and is commonly diagnosed at younger ages, frequently occurring in women under 40. IBC<\/abbr> can present different symptoms than other types of breast cancer, such as rapid change in breast size or shape, redness or rash on the breast or nipple, pain or tenderness in the breast, nipple retraction or discharge, and enlarged lymph nodes under the arm or collarbone.<\/p>\n

Recent studies have demonstrated that with proper and timely treatment, the five-year survival rate for stage III<\/abbr> patients nears 70% and from 50% to 55% for stage IV<\/abbr>patients. These highlight the critical importance of standardized care and concerted research efforts in the battle against IBC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Researchers will bolster the level of care for the entire state of Hawaiʻi<\/span> and allow patients access to the highest level of care locally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[218,1363,242,169,9],"class_list":["post-186297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-cancer","tag-manoa-research","tag-native-hawaiian-health","tag-uh-cancer-center","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t