Richter-Ehrenstein Christiane, Martinez-Pader Julia
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Interdisciplinary Breast Center, Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
Department of Internal Medicine, DRK Krankenhaus Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
Breast Care (Basel). 2021 Feb;16(1):72-76. doi: 10.1159/000507313. Epub 2020 May 5.
Survival rates of breast cancer patients are high, and the majority of women is <65 years old when first treated for breast cancer. The aim of our study is to assess work-related life factors and analyze the financial opportunities of breast cancer survivors and how this is reflected in the general quality of their lives.
We conducted a cross-sectional, hospital-based monocentric questionnaire study of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Recruitment was carried out from January to March 2011 for women diagnosed with and treated for primary breast cancer between 2005 and 2010 at Charité University Hospital Berlin.
The study included 492 breast cancer patients without recurrence. In total, 81.3% of the women returned to work, and 30.2% of the women felt a reduction of financial opportunities. Financial problems were named by at least 20% of the patients as being the main cause for a reduced quality of life.
Long-term, disease-free breast cancer survivors reported a significant change in their work-related factors as well as changes in their financial opportunities.
乳腺癌患者的生存率较高，大多数女性在首次接受乳腺癌治疗时年龄小于65岁。我们研究的目的是评估与工作相关的生活因素，分析乳腺癌幸存者的经济状况，并探讨这如何反映在她们的总体生活质量中。
我们对诊断为乳腺癌的女性进行了一项基于医院的单中心横断面问卷调查研究。2011年1月至3月，我们招募了2005年至2010年期间在柏林夏里特大学医院被诊断并接受原发性乳腺癌治疗的女性。
该研究纳入了492例无复发的乳腺癌患者。总体而言，81.3%的女性恢复了工作，30.2%的女性感到经济机会减少。至少20%的患者认为经济问题是生活质量下降的主要原因。
长期无病生存的乳腺癌幸存者报告称，她们与工作相关的因素以及经济状况发生了显著变化。
