BACKGROUND There is growing recognition for the consequences of rectal cancer treatment to maintain an adequate functional sphincter in the long-term rather than preserving the anal sphincter itself. This study aims to evaluate long-term effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by sphincter-preserving resection on anal sphincter function in relation to quality of life (QoL) amon...

• Patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments used to assess QoL among patients with recurrent GBM included the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), the EORTC QLQ Brain Cancer Module (EORTC QLQBN20), the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT)–General (FACT-G), the FACT–Brain (FACT-Br), and the 36-Item Short-Form ...

background: the women with breast cancer experience high rates of morbidity due to different treatments. the objective of this study was to evaluate the role of aerobic exercise in the quality of life (qol) among women suffering from breast cancer in hamadan, western iran. method: participants who had consummated the eligibility criteria were randomly assigned in exercise group (n=30) and contr...

Quality of life breast cancer, QLQ-C30.

BACKGROUND A distal radius fracture (DRF) is a common injury that can cause significant pain and lead to a prolonged decrease in physical, emotional, and social functioning. In modern randomized clinical trials, assessing outcomes after a DRF, health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) is a "must-be" endpoint. Additionally, HRQoL assessments are essential in the clinical decision-making process. Th...

BACKGROUND Patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) differs between treatment options for prostate carcinoma. Long-term HRQOL data in brachytherapy series are scarce. Therefore, we analyzed prostate-specific and general HRQOL in patients treated with brachytherapy for prostate carcinoma after long-term follow-up. METHODS Two hundred ninety-six patients with prostate carcinoma w...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to compare quality of life (QoL) and sexual functioning between sexually active cervical cancer survivors and healthy women. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, propensity-score-matched cervical cancer survivors (n=104) and healthy women (n=104) were compared. All women had engaged in sexual activity within the previous 3 months, and cervi...

Cancer treatment for elderly patients is often complicated by poor physical condition, impaired functioning and comorbidities. Patient reported health related quality of life (HRQOL) can contribute to decisions about treatment goals and supportive therapy. Knowledge about factors influencing HRQOL is therefore needed for the development of supportive measures and care pathways. An exploratory s...