Long‐Term Gynecological Cancer Survivors in Côte d'Or: Health‐Related Quality of Life and Living Conditions

Conclusions.Long‐term HRQoL of survivors of gynecological cancer is not impacted by stage of disease. Specific interventions should focus on issues that promote social and professional reintegration and improve HRQoL.Implications for Practice.This study shows that women with gynecological cancer have problems related to work and sexual dysfunction, even 5 years after diagnosis. The results of this study will help improve clinicians’ awareness of the factors affecting the lives of gynecological cancer survivors, even long after diagnosis and treatment. They will also highlight for clinicians the areas that are of importance to gynecological cancer survivors, making it possible to guide management of these patients with a view to preventing deteriorated health‐related quality of life after treatment. For the health authorities, the results of this study underline that more than 5 years after gynecological cancer, the initial stage of disease no longer affects quality of life, but there is a clear need for actions targeting socio‐professional reintegration of survivors.

Source: The Oncologist - July 16, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ariane Mamguem Kamga, Agnes Dumas, Florence Joly, Oumar Billa, Julien Simon, Marie-Laure Poillot, Ariane Darut-Jouve, Charles Coutant, Pierre Fumoleau, Patrick Arveux, Tienhan Sandrine Dabakuyo-Yonli Tags: Gynecologic Oncology, Global Health and Cancer Source Type: research