Patient-reported cosmetic satisfaction and the long-term association with quality of life in irradiated breast cancer patients.
Marilot C T BatenburgM L GregorowitschW MaarseA WitkampD A Young-AfatA BraakenburgA DoeksenT van DalenM SierE J P SchoenmaeckersC H van GilsH J G D van den BongardH M Verkooijennull nullPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2019)
Dissatisfaction with cosmetic outcome was low after breast cancer surgery followed by radiation therapy during 3 years follow-up. Knowing the association between dissatisfaction with cosmetic outcome and QoL and depression could help to improve the preoperative counseling of breast cancer patients.