Symptoms in long-term breast cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Various long-term symptoms can manifest after breast cancer treatment, but we wanted to clarify whether these are more frequent among long-term breast cancer survivors than matched controls and if they are associated with certain diagnoses.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, population-based study of 350 breast cancer survivors treated with chemo- and/or radiotherapy ≥5 years (median 10) after diagnosis and 350 women without cancer matched by age and primary care physician. All women completed a questionnaire enquiring about symptoms, underwent echocardiography to assess the left ventricle ejection fraction, and completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Cardiovascular diseases were diagnosed from primary care records. In a multivariable logistic regressio

SUBMITTER: Maass SWMC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7554212 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature