Health-related quality of life of young women with breast cancer. Review of the literature.

摘要: Purpose The purpose of the present article was to investigate health related quality life (QoL) young women with breast cancer. Methods For purposes this article, we reviewed literature via electronic databases Pubmed, Scopus and Google Scholar. Key words used were cancer, women, life, life. Results Young reported fatigue, pain in hand problems lymphedema as most frequent physical effects treatment. Other not periodic painful menses, vaginal dryness loss libido. Many had depressive symptoms such depressed mood, helplessness, hopelessness, sleep loss, psychomotor retardation disorders appetite. There often concerns about monitoring self-image, while they anxious if will have a baby future or can nurture existing ones. arose career women. They faced discrimination labor supply and/or layoff because considered unable do their job effectively. In addition, isolation feeling different from other similar age. Conclusions consider that healthrelated QoL is worse compared older worry future, particular reference role mothers especially children-bearing. free screening non-exclusion particularly important for cancer prevention women's well-being.