ArticleBMC cancer2018
Relationship between time elapsed since completion of radiotherapy and quality of life of patients with breast cancer.
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- The Role of Response-Shift in Studies Assessing Quality of Life Outcomes Among Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in oncology · 2019Pooled it
- Comparison of Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life After Mastectomy and Breast Conserving Therapy.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Quality of life and its predictors among breast cancer patients treated with surgery-a retrospective minimum 3-year follow-up study.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Quality of life in women with breast cancer treated at a radiotherapy centre in Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2022Article
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backgroundTo investigate the relationship between time elapsed since completion of radiotherapy (RT) and quality of life (QOL) of patients with breast cancer.
methodsA total of 300 patients with breast cancer were treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University between January 2013 and April 2016. Of these, 212 patients were included in the study. Patients were divided into 4 groups based on the time elapsed since completion of RT. The generic cancer questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-30, and the breast cancer-specific questionnaire, QLQ-BR23, were used to assess the QOL.
resultsAnalysis of time elapsed since completion of RT and QOL revealed changes in the scores for role function with passage of time; the third year's scores were the highest. Pain symptoms during the 3rd and 4th years after RT were lower than those during the 1st and 2nd years after RT; scores for financial difficulties fluctuated with passage of time; perception of own body scores improved within first 3 years; sexual activity and enjoyment of sexual activity showed a significant decrease during the 2nd to 4th year post RT. Scores pertaining to concerns about future state of health showed a significant increase during the 2nd to 4th year after RT, while breast symptoms score showed fluctuations with passage of time.
conclusionsSocial function, pain symptoms, and concerns about future state of health tended to improve with passage of time after RT. Other scales showed no correlation with time elapsed since completion of RT.
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