Kaur Maninderdeep, Yadav Budhi S, Dahiya Divya, Kaur Sukhpal, Batta Amandeep, Rani Asha, Singh Kirpal, Kumari Poonam
National Institute of Nursing Education, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2025 Feb 28;14:57. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_582_24. eCollection 2025.
The surgical management of breast cancer results in the alteration of breast volume and clothing style, including designs of dresses, brassiere wearing, and use of breast prosthesis among the patients. It is important to understand the changing needs of breast cancer survivors related to their grooming practices. The current study provides data regarding the practices related to grooming associated with the changes in breast volume of breast cancer survivors.
The study was conducted at a tertiary care center in northern India. A total of 191 breast cancer survivors attending the outpatient department for follow-up were enrolled consecutively. Apart from collecting data regarding the sociodemographic profile and clinical profile, a questionnaire was used to assess the grooming practices of the participants. They were ensured of the confidentiality of their information.
The unaffected breast had a significantly higher mean volume than the affected breast. After surgery, 60% were wearing brassieres. Pain at the surgical site was the most frequent justification for not wearing the brassiere. Only 10% of the participants were using breast prostheses. Some of these women were customizing prostheses using silicon, cotton, or towels. Around 40% of the participants said that they felt uncomfortable when using any of the prostheses. Most of them favored wearing cotton fabric after surgery.
Awareness regarding postmastectomy clothing may enhance the self-image of the survivors. It is recommended to have breast cancer clinics to provide counseling services for the survivors of breast cancer.
乳腺癌的外科治疗会导致乳房体积改变以及着装风格变化，包括连衣裙设计、胸罩穿戴以及患者对乳房假体的使用。了解乳腺癌幸存者在修饰习惯方面不断变化的需求非常重要。本研究提供了与乳腺癌幸存者乳房体积变化相关的修饰习惯的数据。
该研究在印度北部的一家三级医疗中心进行。连续招募了191名到门诊随访的乳腺癌幸存者。除了收集社会人口统计学资料和临床资料外，还使用一份问卷来评估参与者的修饰习惯。确保了他们信息的保密性。
未受影响的乳房平均体积明显高于受影响的乳房。手术后，60%的人佩戴胸罩。手术部位疼痛是不佩戴胸罩最常见的理由。只有10%的参与者使用乳房假体。其中一些女性用硅胶、棉花或毛巾定制假体。约40%的参与者表示使用任何一种假体时都感到不舒服。她们中的大多数人术后喜欢穿棉质面料的衣服。
对乳房切除术后着装的认知可能会提升幸存者的自我形象。建议设立乳腺癌诊所为乳腺癌幸存者提供咨询服务。
