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Early self-reported impairments in arm functioning of primary breast cancer patients predict late side effects of axillary lymph node dissection: results from a population-based cohort study.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVES:Improvements in the life expectancy of women with breast cancer raise important questions how to improve quality of life (QoL) for women sustaining complications and side effects of cancer treatment. The presented study examined the prevalence of arm morbidity in a cohort of primary breast cancer patients over time as a result of the extent of axillary lymph node dissection. Of particular interest is the question of using a recognized QoL assessment instrument at defined assessment points as an endpoint criteria of oncological treatment. METHODS:A prospective, population-based, longitudinal cohort study of patients with primary breast cancer was performed (n = 389). QoL data (EORTC QLQ C30 + BR23) and clinical data were assessed at designated time points. Primary endpoint of this analysis was patient reported arm morbidity assessed with the three-idem scale in the BR 23 (swelling, moving, pain). RESULTS:20% of the patients evidenced considerable impairments in arm functioning. Arm morbidity was significantly related to the number of lymph nodes dissected (P < 0.002 entire cohort, P < 0.001 lymph node negatives) and was independent of age, stage of the disease, kind of breast surgery and radiation treatment. Early impairments in arm functioning (below 50 score values) assessed within 6 months after axillary surgery was a good predictor for late arm morbidity at 12 months RR 11.5 (CI 95% 4.7-28.4), 24 months RR 6.0 (CI95% 2.8-13.3) and 36 months RR 3.8 (CI 95% 1.8-7.9). CONCLUSIONS:Arm morbidity after axillary surgery is a severe and chronic condition affecting many breast cancer patients. The recognized QoL assessment instrument depict patients with severe impairments in arm functioning after axillary lymph node dissection and predict late arm morbidity. To increase patients' quality of life it thus may serve as a valid assessment tool for screening, allowing early referral for treatment and monitoring.

journal_name

Breast Cancer Res Treat

journal_title

Breast cancer research and treatment

authors

Albert US,Koller M,Kopp I,Lorenz W,Schulz KD,Wagner U

doi

10.1007/s10549-006-9247-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-12-01 00:00:00

pages

285-92

issue

eissn

0167-6806

issn

1573-7217

journal_volume

100

pub_type

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Early self-reported impairments in arm functioning of primary breast cancer patients predict late side effects of axillary lymph node dissection: results from a population-based cohort study.