Evaluation of Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy / 日本農村医学会雑誌
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
;
: 655-660, 2005.
Article
in Japanese
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| ID: wpr-361189
ABSTRACT
Recently the evaluation of health-related quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients has become important in carrying out a treatment strategy. During a period between June and August 2004, we studied the QOL in 16 breast cancer patients with or without chemotherapy. The regimens of chemotherapy were EC (n=6), AT (n=1) and CMF (n=1). We made the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale-General (FACT-G) in all patients. The patients treated without chemotherapy were superior to those with chemotherapy with respect to physical and emotional well-being (p<0.05). There were no differences in social well-being and relationship to families between the two groups. The patients treated without chemotherapy made significantly higher scores in the basic activities of daily living than those with chemotherapy (p<0.05). Compared with patients receiving chemotherapy, patients treated without chemotherapy had better quality of life (p<0.05). We concluded that it was important for us to assist in decision making about treatment and supportive care needs.
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Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Japanese
Journal:
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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