Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to investigate whether self-reported health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) parameters at time of diagnosis and/or 1-year follow-up are prognostic for disease-free survival (DFS) in early-stage breast cancer patients. METHODS: Data from 195 women, diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, who had filled in the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ( HADS) at time of diagnosis and 1 year after surgery, were analyzed. RESULTS: After a median follow-up of 8.2 years (range 0.09-9.45), 27 (14.1%) deaths and 22 (11.5%) recurrences were observed. Using Cox multivariate regression analysis, appetite loss reported 1-year following surgery (HR 2.92, 95% CI 1.50-5.66), p=0.002) was significantly predictive for shorter DFS, even after controlling for age and depression. None of the clinical or biological prognostic factors was found to have a confounding effect. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that loss of appetite probably is of prognostic value in addition to well-recognized clinical and biological data, in early-stage breast cancer.
|
Authors | Inger Schou Bredal, Leiv Sandvik, Rolf Karesen, Oivind Ekeberg |
Journal | Psycho-oncology
(Psychooncology)
Vol. 20
Issue 10
Pg. 1102-7
(Oct 2011)
ISSN: 1099-1611 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 20737644
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
|
Copyright | 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Appetite
- Breast Neoplasms
(diagnosis, mortality, psychology)
- Depression
(etiology, psychology)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Prognosis
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Quality of Life
(psychology)
- Regression Analysis
- Survival Analysis
- Young Adult
|