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Quality of Life in a Cohort of 1078 Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Spain: 7-Year Follow-Up Results in the MCC-Spain Study

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  • Jéssica Alonso-Molero

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Cantabria—IDIVAL, 39011 Santander, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Cantabria—IDIVAL, 39011 Santander, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ines Gomez-Acebo

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Cantabria—IDIVAL, 39011 Santander, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Nerea Fernandez de Larrea Baz

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Marcela Guevara

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Navarra Public Health Institute, 31003 Pamplona, Spain
    IdiSNA (Navarra Institute for Health Research), 31008 Pamplona, Spain)

  • Pilar Amiano

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, Biodonostia Research Institute, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain)

  • Gemma Castaño-Vinyals

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    ISGlobal, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
    Epidemiology and Evaluation Department, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, 08002 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Tania Fernandez-Villa

    (Grupo de Investigación en Interacciones Gen-Ambiente y Salud (GIIGAS), Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain)

  • Victor Moreno

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08901 Barcelona, Spain
    Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Juan Bayo

    (Servicio de Oncología del Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, 21005 Huelva, Spain)

  • Ana Molina-Barceloa

    (Cancer and Public Health Area, FISABIO—Public Health, 46035 Valencia, Spain)

  • María Fernández-Ortíz

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Cantabria—IDIVAL, 39011 Santander, Spain)

  • Claudia Suarez-Calleja

    (Área de Medicina Preventiva, Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Asturias, Spain)

  • Rafael Marcos-Gragera

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Epidemiology Unit and Girona Cancer Registry, Oncology Coordination Plan, Department of Health, Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Catalan Institute of Oncology, 08908 Barcelona, Spain
    Descriptive Epidemiology, Genetics and Cancer Prevention Group, Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), 17190 Girona, Spain)

  • Xavier Castells

    (Epidemiology and Evaluation Department, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    REDISSEC (Health Services Research on Chronic Patients Network), 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Leire Gil-Majuelo

    (Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, Biodonostia Research Institute, 20014 San Sebastian, Spain)

  • Eva Ardanaz

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Navarra Public Health Institute, 31003 Pamplona, Spain
    IdiSNA (Navarra Institute for Health Research), 31008 Pamplona, Spain)

  • Beatriz Pérez-Gómez

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Manolis Kogevinas

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    ISGlobal, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
    Epidemiology and Evaluation Department, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, 08002 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Marina Pollán

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, 28029 Madrid, Spain)

  • Javier Llorca

    (CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain)

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of tumors and net survival is increasing. Achieving a higher survival probability reinforces the importance of studying health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). The main aim of this work is to test the relationship between different sociodemographic, clinical and tumor-intrinsic characteristics, and treatment received with HR-QoL measured using SF-12 and the FACT/NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network/Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy) Breast Symptom Index (FBSI). Women with breast cancer recruited between 2008 and 2013 and followed-up until 2017–2018 in a prospective cohort answered two HR-QoL surveys: the SF-12 and FBSI. The scores obtained were related to woman and tumor characteristics using linear regression models. The telephone survey was answered by 1078 women out of 1685 with medical record follow-up (64%). Increases in all three HR-QoL scores were associated with higher educational level. The score differences between women with university qualifications and women with no schooling were 5.43 for PCS-12, 6.13 for MCS-12 and 4.29 for FBSI. Histological grade at diagnosis and recurrence in the follow-up displayed a significant association with mental and physical HR-QoL, respectively. First-line treatment received was not associated with HR-QoL scores. On the other hand, most tumor characteristics were not associated with HR-QoL. As breast cancer survival is improving, further studies are needed to ascertain if these differences still hold in the long run.

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  • Jéssica Alonso-Molero & Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos & Ines Gomez-Acebo & Nerea Fernandez de Larrea Baz & Marcela Guevara & Pilar Amiano & Gemma Castaño-Vinyals & Tania Fernandez-Villa & Victor Moreno & Ju, 2020. "Quality of Life in a Cohort of 1078 Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Spain: 7-Year Follow-Up Results in the MCC-Spain Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-16, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:22:p:8411-:d:444645
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    1. Bei Yan & Li-Ming Yang & Li-Peng Hao & Chen Yang & Lei Quan & Li-Hong Wang & Zheng Wu & Xiao-Pan Li & Yu-Tang Gao & Qiao Sun & Jian-Min Yuan, 2016. "Determinants of Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Patients in Shanghai, China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(4), pages 1-14, April.
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