BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and therefore represents a major problem in public health. Data from patients' self-report questionnaires provide valuable information about the side-effects that patients may view as having a significantly detrimental impact on their quality of life (QOL) and yet are not always recognized as important by healthcare professionals. Cosmetology is a specific care for patients and there is actually no scientific evidence regarding effects on QOL for women with breast cancer. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of cosmetic care on QOL in breast cancer patients duringchemotherapy and radiotherapy. METHODS: We developed a prospective, multicentre, randomized, controlled study including 27 patients. All the patients had to fill in a French-validated dermatologic specific quality-of-life questionnaire to compare the QOL of the two groups, the cosmetic group and the control group, at three different times of the adjuvant treatment. RESULTS: The results show a statistically significant difference between the cosmetic group and the control group in two areas of QOL: mood state and self-perception of the disease. CONCLUSION: This study emphasizes the interest of cosmetic care in breast cancer patients. However, further larger trials are needed to confirm this study.
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BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and therefore represents a major problem in public health. Data from patients' self-report questionnaires provide valuable information about the side-effects that patients may view as having a significantly detrimental impact on their quality of life (QOL) and yet are not always recognized as important by healthcare professionals. Cosmetology is a specific care for patients and there is actually no scientific evidence regarding effects on QOL for women with breast cancer. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of cosmetic care on QOL in breast cancerpatients during chemotherapy and radiotherapy. METHODS: We developed a prospective, multicentre, randomized, controlled study including 27 patients. All the patients had to fill in a French-validated dermatologic specific quality-of-life questionnaire to compare the QOL of the two groups, the cosmetic group and the control group, at three different times of the adjuvant treatment. RESULTS: The results show a statistically significant difference between the cosmetic group and the control group in two areas of QOL: mood state and self-perception of the disease. CONCLUSION: This study emphasizes the interest of cosmetic care in breast cancerpatients. However, further larger trials are needed to confirm this study.
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Authors: Antoine Berger; Carlos Regueiro; Tarek Hijal; David Pasquier; Cristina De La Fuente; Florence Le Tinier; Bernard Coche-Dequeant; Eric Lartigau; Dominique Moyal; Sophie Seité; René-Jean Bensadoun Journal: Breast Cancer (Auckl) Date: 2018-01-23
Authors: Mahasti Saghatchian; Benjamin Lacas; Cécile Charles; Amal Ghouadni; Gabrielle Tergemina Clain; Diane Boinon; Suzette Delaloge; Ines Vaz-Luis; Sarah Dauchy; Philippe Amiel Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2021-07-29 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: B Dreno; R J Bensadoun; P Humbert; J Krutmann; T Luger; R Triller; A Rougier; S Seité Journal: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol Date: 2013-02-01 Impact factor: 6.166