Assessment of quality of life for the patients with cervical cancer at different clinical stages
Autor: | Fang-Hui Zhao, You-Lin Qiao, Si-Han Lu, Chun-Xia Yang, Xiong-Fei Pan, Yao Xie, He Huang |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
Předmět: |
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China medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Hysterectomy Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Young Adult Quality of life clinical stage Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine medicine Humans Young adult Aged Neoplasm Staging Gynecology Cervical cancer business.industry Carcinoma in situ Cancer Chemoradiotherapy Middle Aged Uterine Cervical Dysplasia medicine.disease humanities quality of life Oncology Lymph Node Excision Original Article Female business Precancerous Conditions Carcinoma in Situ Follow-Up Studies |
Zdroj: | Chinese Journal of Cancer |
ISSN: | 1944-446X 1000-467X |
Popis: | With improved overall survival of cervical cancer patients, the importance of the quality of life (QOL) is increasingly recognized. This study was conducted to compare the QOL of women with different stage cervical cancer before and after treatment to facilitate improved cervical cancer prevention and treatment. We used the generic Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (MOS SF-36) to collect QOL information. Based on SF-36, we interviewed cervical cancer patients at West China Second Affiliated Hospital and Sichuan Cancer Hospital between May 2010 and January 2011. A total of 92 patients with precancerous lesions, 93 with early cancer, and 35 with advanced cancer responded to our survey. Average physical component summary (PCS) scores were significantly different between the three groups at every time point (P < 0.05). Average mental component summary (MCS) scores were significantly different between the three groups after treatment (P < 0.05). Average PCS and MCS scores increased gradually from the pretreatment to posttreatment period for patients with precancerous lesions. However, they reached the lowest at 1 month after treatment for patients with early and advanced cancers and rebounded between 1 and 6 months after treatment. Our results indicate that patients with precancerous lesions and early cervical cancer show better overall QOL than do those with advanced cervical cancer. Additionally, patients with early cancer recover more quickly than do those with advanced cancer in terms of both physical and mental functions. Thus, early detection and treatment initiatives may improve the QOL for patients with precancerous lesions and cervical cancer. |
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