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Breast Cancer Survival
Age adjustment should be made for long-term survivors treated with breast conserving therapy
November 3rd, 2005
Researchers assert age adjustment should be carried out for long term breast cancer survivors treated with breast conserving therapy. The aim of a study by investigators in Germany was "to compare the functional status in long-term breast cancer survivors related to age at diagnosis and to asses the effects of adjuvant therapy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL)." F. Fehlauer and colleagues obtained "Data from 370 patients after breast conserving therapy (BCT) at follow-up (F/U) visit. The self-administered EORTC QoL questionnaire (C30) and the breast module (QLQ-BR23) measuring global health, global QoL, physical, role, emotional, cognitive...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-03)
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