PMID: 11903273Mar 21, 2002Paper

Age at diagnosis and quality of life in breast cancer survivors

Cancer Practice
Bernadine CimprichGloria Martinez-Ramos

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between life-stage variables (ie, age at diagnosis and years of survival) and quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes in long-term survivors of breast cancer. In this cross-sectional study, 105 long-term survivors of breast cancer participated in a mailed survey assessing QOL. Participants were selected from a cancer center tumor registry using a stratified random-sampling procedure that was based on age at diagnosis. The Quality of Life-Cancer Survivors scale was used to assess QOL outcomes in the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual domains. Long-term survivors of breast cancer who had received diagnoses at an older age (> 65 years) showed significantly (P <.05) worse QOL outcomes in the physical domain, while those who had received diagnoses at a younger age (27-44 years) showed worse QOL outcomes in the social domain than other age groups. A nonlinear relationship was observed, with long-term survivors who had received diagnoses in middle age (45-65 years) showing better QOL outcomes in the physical domain and in overall QOL. Age at diagnosis and years of survival were significant predictors of QOL outcomes. These findings indicate that the life stage at diagnosis ...Continue Reading

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