Quality of life among patients with cancer and their family caregivers in the Sub-Saharan region: A systematic review of quantitative studies

Y Qan'ir, T Guan, E Idiagbonya, C Dobias… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Guided by the World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL) framework, this
systematic review aimed to examine evidence about the prevalence and severity of QOL …

Symptoms, concerns, and experiences of women living with and beyond breast cancer in Africa: A mixed‐methods systematic review

EO Asuquo, K Absolom, B Ebenso… - Psycho …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective A mixed‐methods systematic review to determine reported symptoms, concerns,
and experiences of women living with and beyond breast cancer in Africa. Methods …

Is quality of life after mastectomy comparable to that after breast conservation surgery? A 5-year follow up study from Mumbai, India

KV Deepa, A Gadgil, J Löfgren, S Mehare… - Quality of Life …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in women worldwide. Surgery is a central
part of the treatment. Modified radical mastectomy (MRM) is often replaced by breast …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of subgroups of self-reported outcomes among breast cancer patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study

F Ni, T Cai, T Zhou, C Yuan - International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To identify the subgroups of self-reported outcomes and associated factors
among breast cancer patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy. Methods A cross …

Unique clusters of patterns of breast cancer survivorship

HI Okagbue, PE Oguntunde, PI Adamu… - Health and …, 2022 - Springer
This research focused on analyzing and classifying the survival of some breast cancer in-
patients in Kwara State, Nigeria. The relationships between some variables that were …

Quality of Life in Women Subjected to Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer Depending on the Procedure Performed within the Breast and Axillary Fossa—A Single …

M Tarkowska, I Głowacka-Mrotek… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of patients undergoing surgical
treatment of breast cancer depending on the type of procedure involving the breast …

A two-tool assessment of the quality of life of patients with breast cancer using generic and disease-specific tools in a Nigerian teaching hospital

A Isah, CA Nwachuya, NC Amandi… - Journal of Oncology …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Assessing the quality of life (QoL) of breast cancer (BC) patients using a triangulation of
tools is crucial for understanding their well-being and tailoring specific interventions to …

A prospective longitudinal study of post-traumatic stress symptoms and its risk factors in newly diagnosed female breast cancer patients

AA Lebimoyo, MO Sanni - Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Post-traumatic stress symptoms are one of the most commonest, but un-
recognized psychological morbidity found in female breast cancer patients. However, there …

Health-related quality of life and associated factors in breast cancer patients in Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

BA Odo, KKY Kouassi, W Kodjo, FA Sessegnon… - Journal of Cancer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The main objective of this study was to assess health-related quality of life, and to
investigate associated factors in breast cancer patients living in Ivory Coast. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-guided core biopsy of breast lesions in a resource limited setting: initial experience of a multidisciplinary team

C Okoli, U Ebubedike, S Anyanwu… - European Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective There is increasing tendency to multidisciplinary care of patients with of breast
lesions. This study sought to evaluate the initial experience of the diagnostic arm of a new …