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J Glob Oncol ; 5: 1-9, 2019 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31322991

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PURPOSE: The prevalence of breast cancer is increasing in low- to middle-income countries such as Senegal. Our prospective study assessed the quality of life (QoL) of patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy in Senegal. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Our study included women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy as initial treatment at the Center Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital in Dakar. Clinical, sociodemographic, and QoL data were collected and analyzed at three different times: baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after the start of systemic therapy. Health-related QoL was assessed using a Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapies-Breast (FACT-B) questionnaire after translation into the Wolof language. Linear mixed-effects models were performed to assess the changes in QoL scores. RESULTS: Between July 2017 and February 2018, 120 patients were included in the study. Their median age was 45 years. Most patients (n = 105; 92%) had locally advanced disease (T3 to T4 stage) and lymph node involvement (n = 103; 88%), and half had metastatic disease. The FACT-B total scores significantly improved over time (ß = 1.58; 95% CI, 0.50 to 2.67; P < .01). Nausea and vomiting were significantly associated with a decrease in FACT-B total scores (ß = -16.89, 95% CI, -29.58 to -4.24, P = .012; and ß = -13.44, 95% CI, -25.15 to -1.72, P = .028, respectively). CONCLUSION: Our study confirmed the feasibility of standardized QoL assessment in Senegalese patients with breast cancer. Our results indicated a potential improvement of QoL over the course of chemotherapy. Optimizing nausea and vomiting prevention may improve QoL.


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Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , Quality of Life/psychology , Adult , Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects , Breast Neoplasms/psychology , Drug Therapy/psychology , Female , Humans , Linear Models , Middle Aged , Nausea/chemically induced , Nausea/epidemiology , Neoplasm Staging , Prospective Studies , Senegal/epidemiology , Surveys and Questionnaires , Treatment Outcome , Vomiting/chemically induced , Vomiting/epidemiology
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