Quality of life in patients with ovarian cancer: current state of research.

摘要: Ovarian cancer is the most malignant in women, where it fifth leading cause of cancer-related death. The disease and its treatment have considerable effects on quality life patients with this cancer. This study reviews existing literature ovarian to demonstrate importance topic, comment improvements achieved consider their implications for implementation optimal treatment. A search was carried out through MEDLINE published papers from 1976 1994. Twenty been reviewed, which, 10 were treatment-related assessments remaining dealt different topics including psychometric issues measuring health-related life. Twenty-four instruments employed measure Of these, Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL) European Organisation Research Treatment Cancer Core Quality Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) found be appropriate. Although meta-analysis results impossible, appears that debulking surgery followed by platinum-based chemotherapy could improve both survival. In addition effective efficient treatment, psychological counselling, palliative home care, nutritional support pain relief are important areas improving Knowledge insight into still limited, a large carefully planned international required. Use standard measures preferable agreement should reached selected single instrument.