Quality of life after treatment for testicular cancer--the patient's view
| Autor: | N.S.A. Stuart, R. Grundy, C. M. Woodroffe, M. H. Cullen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Patients medicine.medical_treatment Dysgerminoma Social class Quality of life Testicular Neoplasms Internal medicine Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols medicine Humans Testicular cancer Depression (differential diagnoses) Gynecology Chemotherapy business.industry Teratoma Middle Aged medicine.disease Radiation therapy Mood Oncology Quality of Life Anxiety medicine.symptom business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990). 26(3) |
| ISSN: | 0959-8049 |
| Popis: | Twenty-eight patients cured of testicular cancer by cisplatin-based chemotherapy were asked for their own views of the long-term psychological and social effects of their treatment. Their views were compared with a group of 34 testicular cancer patients cured by radiotherapy who were matched for age, social class and time since treatment. A category rating type questionnaire was used with questions concerning general health, subjective side-effects of treatment, employment, relationships, reproduction and mood. The principal differences were (1) the chemotherapy group reported a greater prevalence of physical side-effects, (2) the radiotherapy group reported greater anxiety and depression since treatment and (3) a significant number of patients in the chemotherapy group felt that their illness had had beneficial effects on their relationships with family and friends. |
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