scholarly journals Lymphatico-venous anastomosis as treatment for breast cancer-related lymphedema: a prospective study on quality of life

2017 ◽  
Vol 163 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anouk J. M. Cornelissen ◽  
Melissa Kool ◽  
Tiara R. Lopez Penha ◽  
Xavier H. A. Keuter ◽  
Andrzej A. Piatkowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Venous Anastomosis ◽  
Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema ◽  
A Prospective Study

Quality of life and patient satisfaction in breast cancer patients after immediate breast reconstruction: a prospective study

The Breast ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Edström Elder ◽  
Yvonne Brandberg ◽  
Tina Björklund ◽  
Richard Rylander ◽  
Jakob Lagergren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Immediate Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
A Prospective Study

scholarly journals Predictors of Long-term Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. E545
Author(s):  
N.N. Sanford ◽  
M.N. Swaroop ◽  
L.W. Salama ◽  
A. Mina ◽  
K.L. Mirabeau-Beale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
A Prospective Study

scholarly journals Comorbidities and Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Fu ◽  
Deborah Axelrod ◽  
Amber Guth ◽  
Charles Cleland ◽  
Caitlin Ryan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
A Prospective Study

A prospective study on behavioral symptoms’ impact to the quality of life in patients with early-stage cancer receiving radiotherapy.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (26_suppl) ◽  
pp. 46-46
Author(s):  
Canhua Xiao ◽  
Jennifer Felger ◽  
Donna Mister ◽  
Tian Liu ◽  
Andrew H. Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Behavioral Symptoms ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Over Time

46 Background: Fatigue, sleep problems, and depression are the most common behavioral symptoms experienced by breast cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to examine these behavioral symptoms’ impact on quality of life (QOL) for early stage breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy (RT). Methods: This was a prospective study of 46 patients receiving whole breast RT (50 Gy plus a 10 Gy boost) following lumpectomy. Data were collected at pre-RT, week 6 of RT, and 6-weeks post-RT. QOL was measured by Short Form-36, fatigue by Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, sleep by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, depression by Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology-Self-Rated, and stress by Perceived Stress Scale. No patients were treated with chemotherapy. Demographic/clinical variables, including age, race, marriage, smoking history, hormone treatment, and cancer stage, were collected at the time of enrollment. Mixed effect modeling was utilized to observe behavioral symptoms’ impact on QOL over time. Results: Fatigue and depression, along with stress, had significant impact on QOL after controlling for body mass index (BMI; the only one significant demographic/clinical variable; see Table). Patients with more fatigue, depression, or stress were more likely to have worse QOL during and post-RT. Patients having a higher BMI at baseline also reported worse QOL over time. Sleep was significantly correlated with QOL in univariate analyses, while this effect disappeared in multivariate models. Conclusions: Behavioral symptoms, in particular fatigue and depression, along with stress, have significant impact on the QOL of early breast cancer patients’ receiving RT. Future research on the underlying biological mechanisms will improve our understanding of these symptoms and their relationships, which will help to find potential targets for multiple related symptoms and, ultimately, improve patients’ QOL. [Table: see text]

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