Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research Guideline Is Associated With Better Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Patients With Breast Cancer
| Autor: | Ashley Cheng, Ka Li Cheung, Winnie Yeo, Chi-Kiu Iris Lee, Carol Kwok, Roselle Lee, Yuan-Yuan Lei, Yi-Qian He, Suzanne C. Ho, Herbert H. Loong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Breast Neoplasms 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Quality of life Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans Public Health Surveillance 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Aged Neoplasm Staging Aged 80 and over Cancer prevention business.industry Cancer Guideline Middle Aged medicine.disease Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cancer research Quality of Life Hong Kong Patient Compliance Female Guideline Adherence medicine.symptom business Body mass index Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN. 16(3) |
| ISSN: | 1540-1413 |
| Popis: | Background: The 2007 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) guideline provides recommendations for cancer prevention among cancer survivors. Limited data have examined whether guideline adherence is related to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Chinese patients with breast cancer. Methods: An ongoing prospective cohort study involving 1,462 Chinese women with early-stage breast cancer assessed exercise, diet, and body mass index (BMI) at baseline and at 18-months follow-up after diagnosis. Each assessment recorded patient habits within the previous 12 months. HRQoL was evaluated by the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30). We first compared the level of adherence to WCRF/AICR recommendations before and after cancer diagnosis. We then examined whether adherence to these recommendations after diagnosis was associated with HRQoL at 18 months. Results: The mean adherence score significantly increased from baseline (3.2; SD, 1.1) to 18-month follow-up (3.9; SD, 1.1; P |
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