The impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on health-related quality of life. A prospective comparison among middle-aged to elderly women with and without breast cancer.

Conclusions Women with breast cancer reported significantly larger HQoL declines than breast cancer-free women. Breast cancer diagnosis seems to have the greatest impact on HQoL closest to diagnosis and in women with comorbidity indicating that this group should be offered timely and appropriate follow-up care to prevent HQoL declines. PMID: 26942569 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Acta Oncologica - March 4, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Karlsen RV, Frederiksen K, Larsen MB, von Heymann-Horan AB, Appel CW, Christensen J, Tjønneland A, Ross L, Johansen C, Bidstrup PE Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research