Quality of life and sexual functioning in endometrial cancer survivors

Becker, Meike; Malafy, Tetyana; Bossart, Michaela; Henne, Karl; Gitsch, G.; Denschlag, Dominik

doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.11.024

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“…The results of these studies indicate that survivors of EC report high levels of QOL, approximately the same levels as the normal population [10,14,15,16].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…The most common treatment protocol is surgery followed by Until recently, treatment for EC has focused almost exclusively on the prolongation of life, and few research studies have adequately addressed issues related to the QOL [10,14,15,16]. Because of the growing number of EC survivors, the QOL has become increasingly important.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Treatment for EC is often quite morbid and may involve multiple modalities (surgery, radiation and chemotherapy). Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy in EC is frequently associated with considerable normal tissue injury that may compromise patient QOL such as small and large bowel complications, urinary complications, and vaginal atrophy [8,9,10,11,12,13].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Quality of life in long-term survivors of early stage endometrial cancer

Dobrzycka¹,

Terlikowski²,

Kulesza-Brończyk³

et al. 2017

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction. Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynaecological malignancy in developed countries. Effective treatment of the early stage of the disease is achieved by surgery alone. An increasing number of patients with EC become long-term survivors; therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the quality-of-life (QOL) of EC survivors. Materials and Method. A total of 328 survivors who had completed cancer treatment more than 3 years ago, and had previously completed questionnaires concerning QOL -European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and depression -Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Patients were grouped into those with surgery alone or surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy. Responses were compared with 284 healthy women who were seen for standard gynaecologic screening examinations. Results. According to the presented results, the QOL of women with EC after surgical treatment was equal to that of healthy women in the control group. Treatment with adjuvant radiotherapy influenced the QOL, with the exception of emotional functioning (p=0.028). No statistically significant differences were found in scores on the BDI-II between groups for the cognitive-affective factor, the somatic factor, or the total sum score.Conclusions. The quality of life in EC survivors approximates that of healthy controls after 3 years post-surgical treatment. Patients treated for early stage EC should be informed about the anticipated good prognosis and the low risk of psychosocial and physical long-term effects. Cancer survivors who are treated by surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy may be especially at risk for emotional functioning problems.

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“…The results of these studies indicate that survivors of EC report high levels of QOL, approximately the same levels as the normal population [10,14,15,16].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 83%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Quality of life in long-term survivors of early stage endometrial cancer

Dobrzycka¹,

Terlikowski²,

Kulesza-Brończyk³

et al. 2017

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…Although studies show that the overall quality of life of survivors is quite good (especially in long-term survivors) [16][17][18], a significant proportion of patients remain at risk for persistent or worsening symptoms, including symptoms related to sexual health [19]. Although much of this work has been done in breast cancer survivors [19][20][21][22][23], emerging literature shows similar figures affected for survivors of gynecologic cancer [17,[24][25][26] and other cancer types [27][28][29][30].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hysterectomy may also result in direct anatomic changes to the vaginal vault, including vaginal shortening and fibrosis, leading to long-term issues in sexual health [24,25,32]. The impact of surgery was shown in a study by Bergmark et al that compared women without a history of cancer with women who had been treated for early stage cervical cancer [24].…”

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Sexual Health as a Survivorship Issue for Female Cancer Survivors

2014

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As more and more people are successfully treated for and live longer with cancer, greater attention is being directed toward the survivorship needs of this population. Women treated for cancer often experience issues related to sexual health and intimacy, which are frequently cited as areas of concern, even among long-term survivors. Unfortunately, data suggest that providers infrequently discuss these issues. We reviewed a contemporary understanding of sexual health of women and the impact of treatment on both sexual function and intimacy.

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Cancer and Genito‐pelvic Pain

Long

Bojko

2020

Female Sexual Pain Disorders

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Quality of life and sexual functioning in endometrial cancer survivors

Cited by 51 publications

References 14 publications

Quality of life in long-term survivors of early stage endometrial cancer

Quality of life in long-term survivors of early stage endometrial cancer

Sexual Health as a Survivorship Issue for Female Cancer Survivors

Cancer and Genito‐pelvic Pain

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