Purpose Currently, 1,721,700 women are living with breast cancer in the United States. As
the number of survivors of breast cancer continues to rise, so must our knowledge about …

This article examines the quality of life concerns for women across the continuum of breast
cancer care—from screening and high‐risk status through palliative care. The psychosocial …

Longitudinal data from 195 breast cancer survivors were used to identify factors affecting the
level and rate of change in quality of life after completion of treatment. Women were …

Quality‐of‐life evaluation has gained increasing attention within the oncology community
over the past 2 decades. The breadth of quality‐of‐life research in women with breast …

Over half the women treated for breast cancer will experience advanced disease, and issues
related to quality of life are particularly important. This article has reviewed components of …

Although the psychosocial concomitants of early-stage breast cancer have been well-
documented, the relationship between cancer recurrence and quality of life remains less …

The authors developed a quality-of-life measure specific to long-term breast cancer
survivors. Participants were women diagnosed with early-stage disease≥ 7 years …

Attention to the quality of life (QOL) among long-term of breast cancer is long overdue.
Modest improvements in overall survival have led to a greater emphasis on how women are …

Health-related quality of life is now considered an important endpoint in cancer clinical trials.
It has been shown that assessing quality of life in cancer patients could contribute to …

Background: Women with breast cancer are the largest group of female survivors of cancer.
There is limited information about the long-term quality of life (QOL) in disease-free breast …