Quality of life and sexual problems in disease-free survivors of cervical cancer compared with the general population
Quality of life and sexual problems in disease-free survivors of cervical cancer compared with the general population
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DOI:
10.1002/cncr.23094
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发表时间:
2007-12-15
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Yun, Young Ho
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作者:
Park, Sang Yoon;Bae, Duk-Soo;Yun, Young Ho
BACKGROUND. The purpose of this study was to identify problems related to long-term quality of life (QOL) and sexual function in cervical cancer survivors.METHODS. The authors enrolled 860 women (median time since diagnosis, 5.86 years) with a history of cervical cancer (stage I to IVa) who had been treated at any of 6 hospitals from 1983 through 2004 and 494 control subjects selected randomly from a representative sample of Korean women. Subjects filled out a questionnaire that included the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-C30, its Cervical Cancer Module, and additional sexual function items.RESULTS. Cervical cancer survivors had clinically significant worse problems with social functioning, constipation, diarrhea, and difficulties with their finances than controls (P