Describing quality of life trajectories in young Hispanic women with breast cancer: 5-year results from a large prospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cancer treatments have a detrimental impact on the quality of life (QoL) of young women with breast cancer (YWBC). Research exploring QoL trajectories has been mostly centered on postmenopausal women. Here we report longitudinal changes across all QoL domains and associated factors in YWBC.

Methods

In this prospective longitudinal cohort study, women aged ≤40 with stage I-III BC completed the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Core QoL questionnaire at diagnosis and during 4 follow-up visits over 5 years, alongside demographic and clinical data collection. Group-based multivariate trajectory modeling was used to identify patient groups based on their functional and symptom scores, finding 3 groups (best, good, and poor). Factors assoc

SUBMITTER: Vaca-Cartagena BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11755074 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature