The impact of cancer and quality of life among long-term survivors of breast cancer in Austria

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 4705-4712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Bouskill ◽  
Michael Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Long Term Survivors

scholarly journals The impact of lymphedema on health-related quality of life up to 10 years after breast cancer treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mads G. Jørgensen ◽  
Navid M. Toyserkani ◽  
Frederik G. Hansen ◽  
Anette Bygum ◽  
Jens A. Sørensen
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe impact of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) on long-term quality of life is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of BCRL on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) up to 10 years after breast cancer treatment. This regional population-based study enrolled patients treated for breast cancer with axillary lymph node dissection between January 1st 2007 and December 31th 2017. Follow up and assessments of the included patients were conducted between January 2019 and May 2020. The study outcome was HRQoL, evaluated with the Lymphedema Functioning, Disability and Health Questionnaire, the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire and the Short Form (36) Health Survey Questionnaire. Multivariate linear logistic regression models adjusted for confounders provided mean score differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals in each HRQoL scale and item. This study enrolled 244 patients with BCRL and 823 patients without BCRL. Patients with BCRL had significantly poorer HRQoL than patients without BCRL in 16 out of 18 HRQoL subscales, for example, in physical function (MDs 27, 95%CI: 24; 30), mental health (MDs 24, 95%CI: 21; 27) and social role functioning (MDs 20, 95%CI: 17; 23). Age, BMI, BCRL severity, hand and dominant arm affection had only minor impact on HRQoL (MDs < 5), suggesting a high degree of inter-individual variation in coping with lymphedema. This study showed that BCRL is associated with long-term impairments in HRQoL, especially affecting the physical and psychosocial domains. Surprisingly, BCRL diagnosis rather than clinical severity drove the largest impairments in HRQoL.

The impact of cancer and quality of life for long-term survivors

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 891-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad J. Zebrack ◽  
Jaehee Yi ◽  
Laura Petersen ◽  
Patricia A. Ganz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Long Term Survivors

Lymphoedema and health-related quality of life by early treatment in long-term survivors of breast cancer. A comparative retrospective study up to 15 years after diagnosis

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 2965-2972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Y. Karlsson ◽  
Imke Wallenius ◽  
Lena B. Nilsson-Wikmar ◽  
Henrik Lindman ◽  
Birgitta B. K. Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Early Treatment ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Long Term Survivors

scholarly journals Quality of Life Among Long-Term Survivors of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Follow-Up Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia K. Smith ◽  
Deborah K. Mayer ◽  
Sheryl Zimmerman ◽  
Christianna S. Williams ◽  
Habtamu Benecha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Hodgkin Lymphoma ◽  
Symptom Burden ◽  
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Long Term Survivors ◽  
Over Time

Purpose Little is known about change in quality of life (QOL) among long-term cancer survivors. We examined change over time in QOL among long-term survivors of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and identified demographic, clinical, and psychosocial risk factors for poor outcomes. Methods Surveys were mailed to 682 lymphoma survivors who participated in a study 5 years earlier, when on average they were 10.4 years postdiagnosis. Standardized measures of QOL, perceptions of the impact of cancer, symptoms, medical history, and demographic variables were reported at both time points and examined using linear regression modeling to identify predictors of QOL over time. Results A total of 566 individuals participated (83% response rate) who were a mean of 15.3 years postdiagnosis; 52% were women, and 87% were white. One third of participants (32%) reported persistently high or improved QOL, yet a notable proportion (42%) reported persistently low or worsening QOL since the earlier survey. Participants who received only biologic systemic therapy reported improvement in physical health despite the passage of time. Older age, more comorbidity, and more or increasing negative and decreasing positive perceptions of cancer's impact were independent predictors of poor QOL. Lymphoma symptom burden, less social support, and having received a transplantation were related to negative perceptions of cancer's impact. Conclusion Moderate to severe symptom burden, limited social support, or having received a transplantation should alert the clinician to potential need for supportive services. Perceptions of cancer's impact are associated with QOL cross-sectionally and longitudinally; modifying these perceptions may thus provide a strategy for improving QOL.

Abstract GS6-05: The impact of breast cancer surgery on quality of life: Long term results from E5103

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
SM Rosenberg ◽  
A O'Neill ◽  
K Sepucha ◽  
KD Miller ◽  
CT Dang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Surgery ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
The Impact

Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients—Not Enough Attention for Long-Term Survivors?

2001 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Holzner ◽  
Georg Kemmler ◽  
Martin Kopp ◽  
Roland Moschen ◽  
Hansjo Rd Schweigkofler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Long Term Survivors
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