Qualidade de vida em sobreviventes de longo prazo ao câncer de mama: análise da produção científica

摘要: This study aimed to analyze the status of literature related quality life breast cancer long-term survivors and possible repercussions disease its treatments. Through integrative review performed publica- tions from 2000 2012 included in Lilacs, SciELO, PePSIC PsycINFO data- bases, 12 articles were retrieved. Most are European, multicentre empirical studies. It was found that although have good general, certain areas their lives they continued face significant suffering due effects Physical functioning, role-playing affective- sexual relationships most affected areas. These late causes should be investigated detail by further studies, including qualitative methodological approaches. Brazilian studies also needed order contribute contextualize discussion on national scene.