The impact of age on patient-reported outcomes after oncoplastic versus conventional breast cancer surgery

Purpose Some studies have indicated age-specific differences in quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer (BC) patients. The aim of this study was to compare patient-reported outcomes after conventional and oncoplastic breast surgery in two distinct age groups. Methods Patients who underwent oncopla...

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Published in:Breast cancer research and treatment 2021-06, Vol.187 (2), p.437-446
Main Authors: Ritter, M., Ling, B. M., Oberhauser, I., Montagna, G., Zehnpfennig, L., Lévy, J., Soysal, S. D., Castrezana, L. López, Müller, M., Schwab, F. D., Kurzeder, C., Haug, M., Weber, W. P., Kappos, E. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Analysis
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Breast surgery
Cancer patients
Cancer research
Chest
Clinical Trial
Female
Health aspects
Health counseling
Humans
Lumpectomy
Mammaplasty
Mastectomy
Mastectomy, Segmental
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Medicine, Experimental
Middle Aged
Oncology
Patient outcomes
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Patients
Quality of Life
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
Surveys
Well being
Women
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Summary:Purpose Some studies have indicated age-specific differences in quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer (BC) patients. The aim of this study was to compare patient-reported outcomes after conventional and oncoplastic breast surgery in two distinct age groups. Methods Patients who underwent oncoplastic and conventional breast surgery for stage I-III BC, between 6/2011–3/2019, were identified from a prospectively maintained database. QoL was prospectively evaluated using the Breast-Q questionnaire. Comparisons were made between women 
ISSN:0167-6806
1573-7217
DOI:10.1007/s10549-021-06126-6