Quality of Life During Treatment for Cervicofacial Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
| Autor: | C. García-Harana, María Victoria de Gálvez-Aranda, Nuria Blázquez-Sánchez, Magdalena de Troya Martín, Francisco Rivas-Ruiz, José Francisco Millán-Cayetano, P. García-Montero |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Skin Neoplasms Population Social Interaction 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Internal medicine medicine Humans Basal cell carcinoma In patient Prospective Studies 030212 general & internal medicine education Prospective cohort study education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Oncology Carcinoma Basal Cell 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Skin biopsy Quality of Life Skin cancer business Non melanoma |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Education. 37:196-202 |
| ISSN: | 1543-0154 0885-8195 |
| Popis: | Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), despite its low mortality, can impose a significant psychological burden on patients. The aim of the present study is to examine the evolution of the quality of life (QOL) in patients with cervicofacial NMSC during treatment. This prospective cohort study was conducted to a group of patients with cervicofacial NMSC, confirmed by skin biopsy. These patients completed the Skin Cancer Index questionnaire at the time of diagnosis and at 1 week, 1 month and 6 months after treatment began. Data for these patients’ demographic characteristics and variables related to the type of tumour, the treatment received and the evolution of the condition were recorded. The study group was composed of 220 patients. At the time of diagnosis, the overall mean score for QOL was 54.1 (SD 21.9); for the social appearance component, it was 76.7 (SD 26.2), and for the emotional component, it was 23 (SD 25.1). Six months after treatment began, the overall mean score was 61 (SD19.1), that for social appearance, 85 (SD 20.6), and that for the emotional component, 27.4 (SD 26.6). All the differences were statistically significant (p |
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