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ArticleInternational journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society2017

Impact of Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer on Quality of Life and Outlook for the Future.

Nicoletta Colombo, Domenica Lorusso, Paolo Scollo

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Article in International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Novel Therapeutics in Ovarian Cancer: Expanding the Toolbox.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicoletta Colombo*Division of Gynecologic Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan-Bicocca; †Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan; and ‡Department of Gynecology, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Domenica Lorusso
Paolo Scollo
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOvarian cancer recurs in most patients, with a 5-year survival rate less than 30%. Quality of life is an increasingly important issue in patients with cancer, but there are limited data in women with recurrent ovarian cancer in this regard. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe used an ad hoc questionnaire to compare changes in health perceptions, burden of disease, and expectations for the future quality of life in women with and without recurrence of ovarian cancer. A total of 173 women were included, 116 with relapse and 57 without, undergoing follow-up in a routine clinical setting.

resultsSubstantial differences were seen in self-assessed health status between women with and without recurrence; 33.6% and 82.4% of women with and without recurrence rated their health as good to excellent, respectively. More patients with recurrence of disease reported limitations in moderate activity than those without. Furthermore, 79.0% of women without recurrence reported that pain did not affect or only slightly affected daily activities, compared with 28.2% with recurrence. Most women with recurrence (59.5%) reported that they were able to do less than they wanted to because of their emotional status compared with only 15.8% of women without recurrence. In addition, 66.4% of women with recurrence referred that they had problems concentrating at work and home versus 26.3% of women without recurrence.

conclusionsFrom this survey, it is clear that relapse of disease has a negative psychological and physical impact, highlighting the importance of time without recurrence and the need for effective treatment in the long term.

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Activities of Daily LivingFemaleHealth StatusHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOvarian NeoplasmsPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID28640766
PMCPMC5499966
OpenAlexW2612149813

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