Breast Cancer

Quality of life seems to be better after conservative treatment of breast cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, July 15th, 2003

Quality of life seems to be better after conservative treatment of breast cancer.

According to recent research from the Netherlands, "Mastectomy and breast-conserving treatment have proven equally effective in terms of survival in early breast cancer, but studies continue to provide evidence that patients undergoing breast-conserving procedures have a better quality of life (QOL).

"Age is not considered to be a contraindication for breast-conserving treatment, but retrospective studies have indicated that elderly patients are less likely to be treated conservatively. In the present study, survival, QOL and treatment preference have been investigated...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-07-15)

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