The Association Between Illness Acceptance and Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer.
Polańska Beata Jankowska-Natalia ŚwiątoniowskaEdyta OśmiałowskaAneta GałkaMariusz ChabowskiPublished in: Cancer management and research (2020)
The level of illness acceptance varies depending on the treatment method, and is the lowest in the group of women having undergone a mastectomy, and the highest in patients after a mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction. Acceptance of illness improves the QoL of women treated for breast cancer, regardless of the specific treatment method.