Calidad de vida en pacientes chilenas sobrevivientes de cáncer de mama

• M. Elisa Irarrázaval ^[1] ; Pascale Kleinman ^[1] ; Fernando Silva R ^[2] ; Loreto Fernández González ^[1] ; Camilo Torres ^[3] ; Marcela Fritis ^[3] ; Carolina Barriga ^[3] ; Herman Waintrub ^[3]
  1. [1] Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez Departamento de Calidad de Vida
  2. [2] Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez Metodología de la Investigación
  3. [3] Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez Unidad Cirugía Oncoplástica Mamas

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• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 144, Nº. 12, 2016, págs. 1567-1576
• Idioma: español
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  • Quality of life in Chilean breast cancer survivors
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  • Background: Quality of Life (QOL) assessment may evaluate the impact of diseases and their treatment on the overall well-being of patients. Aim: To assess QOL in Chilean breast cancer survivors. Patients and Methods: Ninety one female breast cancer patients aged 60 ± 10 years, who finished their oncologic treatment at least a year prior to the assessment, who were disease free and in medical follow-up were included in the study. They completed the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30 core questionnaire and the breast cancer module QLQ-BR23. Results: Forty eight percent of respondents were long term survivors (more than five years). Global QOL scores were high (73.6 ± 18.2), emotional scale had the lowest scores in QLQ-C30 functional scales (72.1). Symptoms with the highest scores were: Insomnia (= 21.2), pain (= 20.8), and fatigue (= 19.1). Body image, sexual function, and concern about the future were the most relevant problems. Body image was superior in patients with breast-conserving surgery (p = 0.008), and cognitive function was better in patients in early disease stage (p = 0.03) and in those with more than five years of survival (p = 0.04). Conclusions: Even when global QOL scores were high, some symptoms were prevalent. Awareness about these problems and symptoms should improve their diagnosis and treatment.