Effect of Mass Screening for Breast Cancer from the Aspect of Psychosocial Assessment of the Quality of Life
Year: 1993
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: To assess the quality of life (QOL) in patients with breast cancer receiving mass screening, a collaborative matched case-control study was conducted in nine hospitals throughout Japan. A total of 122 patients detected by mass screening (study group) and 226 patients found in out-patient clinics (control group) were assessed psychosocially on the basis of questionnaire information. The incidence of patients with early stage breast cancer was significantly higher in the study group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Chest wall pain was observed in 35.2% of the study group and in 46.5% of the control group (P < 0.05). Although control patients were more optimistic than study group patients, disturbed daily life and anxiety about recurrence were a little more frequent in the former group than in the latter. In particular, shoulder stiffness was frequently seen in the control group (P < 0.05). Early detection and information do not create anxiety in mass screening patients (P < 0.01). We should recommend mass screening to patients to detect early stage breast cancer and provide better QOL.
Authors: Takao Yokoe, Tsunehiro Ishida, Suketami Tominaga, Tetsuo Kuroishi, Tadaoki Morimoto, Hideya Tashiro, Sueyoshi Itoh, Rikiya Abe, Jun Ota, Toshio Horino, Tetsuo Taguchi, Kazuyoshi Honda, Michizou Sasakawa, Yoshitomo Kashiki, Satoru Yamamoto, Kohji Enomoto, Masami Ogita, Koichi Yoshida, Choichiro Kido, Mamoru Fukuda, Hiromu Watanabe, Masaru Izuo
Institutions: Gunma University, Gunma University Hospital, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokushima University, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Futaba clinic, Fukushima Medical University, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, The University of Osaka, The University of Osaka, Tochigi Cancer Center, Gihoku Kosei Hospital, Keio University, Sapporo National Hospital, Aichi Cancer Center, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2089856232