Development of Distress During a Radiotherapy Course in Patients Irradiated for Breast Cancer
CANSU DELIKANLI,
STEFAN JANSSEN,
NATHAN Y. YU
et al.
Abstract:Background/Aim: Breast cancer patients receiving radiation therapy (RT) may experience considerable distress. We investigated the course of distress during an RT-course for breast cancer. Patients and Methods: Three-hundred-andthirty breast cancer patients completed Distress Thermometers before and directly after RT. Distress was evaluated in the entire cohort and different groups of age, sex, Karnofsky performance score (KPS), intent of RT, and previous RT. Results: Mean change of distress scores was -0.4 poi… Show more
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