Livskvalitet mere end fem år efter brystkræft - sekundærpublikation
sekundærpublikation
Læge Vera Peuckmann, lektor Mogens Grønvold, forskningsmedarbejder Ola Ekholm, mag.scient.soc. Niels Kristian Rasmussen, professor Peer Christiansen, cand.stat. Susanne Møller & professor Per Sjøgren
Rigshospitalet, Tværfagligt Smertecenter,
i samarbejde med Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, og
Syddansk Universitet, Statens Institut for Folkesundhed
Summary
Quality of life more than five years after breast cancer
Ugeskr Læger 2010;172(8):614-616
In this national survey, long-term breast cancer survivors (BCS) (n = 1,316) reported quality of life comparable to data from the general Danish female population, but a significantly higher prevalence of chronic pain (42% versus 32%). Paraesthesia, phantom sensation, allodynia, and swelling of arm/shoulder were also reported, and every fifth woman felt that these sequelae limited her daily activities. Health care utilization indicated chronic morbidity. Relatively young age, short education, and former radiotherapy were risk factors for issues such as pain.
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