Breast Cancer

Recent findings from Umea University highlight research in breast cancer

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, March 1st, 2009

According to a study from Umea, Sweden, "Women with breast cancer are naturally exposed to strain related to diagnosis and treatment, and this influences their experienced quality of life (QoL). The present paper reports the effect, with regard to QoL aspects, of an art therapy intervention among 41 women undergoing radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer."

"The women were randomized to an intervention group with individual art therapy sessions for 1 h/week (n = 20), or to a control group (n = 21). The WHOQOL-BREF and EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire-BR23, were used for QoL assessment, and administrated on three measurement occasions, before the start of...

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Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2009-03-01)

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