Sexual quality of life assessment in young women with breast cancer during adjuvant endocrine therapy and patient-reported supportive measures.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sexual quality of life (QoL) is affected during and after breast cancer (BC) treatment. The purpose was to investigate sexual and global QoL and patient-reported measures to address this issue in young women (< 51 years) with BC after the acute treatment phase, during adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Methods

Three EORTC questionnaires and an additional specific questionnaire, developed for the study, were used to assess sexual and global QoL and patient-reported supportive measures in BC patients who had received their endocrine therapy for at least 24 months. Among the 54 eligible patients, 45 (83%) agreed to participate in the study.

Results

We showed a deterioration in sexual QoL and poor communication with healthcare professionals. Most patients (88.9%) declare

SUBMITTER: Bobrie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8857103 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature