Factors affecting quality of life in women post mastectomy for breast cancer in Baheya Foundation (Egypt): 'A retrospective cohort study'.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer treatment has many strategies, each with its own effects on survivors' quality of life (QoL). The current study evaluated factors influencing QoL in women who have undergone mastectomy and compared different treatments based on sociodemographic and clinical factors.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted utilizing the EORTC Quality of Life breast cancer specific tool and the FACT-B and FBSI questionnaires to measure functional and symptom scales impacting QoL. The questionnaire was administered to 318 Egyptian women post-mastectomy and at 6-month follow-up. Results were reported as median and interquartile range (IQR) or frequency and percentage. Fisher's exact and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for statistical inferences. Generalized lin

SUBMITTER: Abdelrahman SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11786333 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature