Primary Tumor Surgery for Patients with De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer can Decrease Local Symptoms and Improve Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It was unknown whether surgery for primary tumor would affect the occurrence of local symptoms caused by tumor progression in patients with de novo stage IV breast cancer (BC). Our work attempted to probe the effect of local resection on controlling local symptoms and improving the quality of life in de novo stage IV BC patients.

Methods

Our study included patients presenting with de novo stage IV BC at the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from January 2008 to December 2014. In this study, we defined a new term called "local progress/recurrence of symptoms" (LPRS) to refer to the local problems caused by tumor progression/recurrence. All the patients were grouped into surgery and non-surgery groups. The characteristics of the two groups w

SUBMITTER: Si Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7060161 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature