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Breast Cancer
Quality of life issues studied for women with breast cancer
September 29th, 2005
Quality of life issues were studied for women with breast cancer in Germany. Investigators in Germany conducted a study "To assess whether detriments in quality of life (QOL) among women with breast cancer persist over years. QOL was assessed in a population-based cohort of 314 women with breast cancer from Saarland (Germany) 1 and 3 years after diagnosis and compared internally and with reference data from the general population." "Three years after diagnosis, deficits in QOL were still apparent for role, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning and for the symptoms of insomnia, fatigue, dyspnea, and financial difficulties," wrote V. Arndt and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-29)
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