The Association Between Post-Diagnosis Health Behaviors and Quality of Life in Survivors of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ

Conclusion: Our preliminary analysis suggests that maintaining healthy behaviors following DCIS treatment is associated with improved long-term QoL. Longitudinal analysis using cross-lagged regression is underway to evaluate the temporal association between health behavior and QoL. Understanding factors that impact QoL in DCIS survivors may inform interventions aimed at preventing negative health behaviors and optimizing long term quality of life following a DCIS diagnosis.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - March 3, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hart, V., Berkman, A., Ba, Y., Fujii, M., Veal, C., Hampton, J., Gangnon, R., Newcomb, P., Trentham-Dietz, A., Sprague, B. Tags: ASPO 40th Annual Meeting Abstracts Source Type: research