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QUALITY OF LIFE OF TREATED STAGE IB-III CERVICAL CANCER IN NATIONAL CANCER HOSPITAL
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Purpose: The study assess the quality of life (QOL) and several factors impact on QOL of cervical cancer survivors. Patient and method: 142 cervical cancer stage IB-III patients following curative treatment with no evidence of recurrence and completing 12 month follow up. We assessed for QOL using the European Organization for Reseach and Treatment Cancer Quality of Life Questionaire (QLQ-C30) and its cervical module (Cx-24). Patients were subdivided based on age, living, education condition and the modality of treatment. Analysis was done using nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test. Result: treated patients show poor global QOL (57,83 and 56,81) despite of high physical functional scores (70,89- 78,63). Sexual activity, sexual enjoyment and sexual function were low in cervical cancer module. Elderly patients over 50 years old, low income patients show poorer QOL, no difference between modality treatment groups. Conclusion: Cervical cancer survivors have poor quality of life in term of quality of sexual life.
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cervical cancer, quality of life, radiation therapy, surgical therapy
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