Quality of Life in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer-A Literature Review.
Elżbieta CiporaAleksandra CzerwOlga PartykaMonika PajewskaAnna Badowska-KozakiewiczMarta FudalejKatarzyna Maria SygitMateusz KaczmarskiEdyta Krzych-FałtaAnna JurczakKatarzyna Karakiewicz-KrawczykSylwia Wieder-HuszlaTomasz BanaśEwa BandurskaWeronika CiećkoDariusz Artur KosiorPiotr KułakAndrzej DeptałaPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)
Pancreatic cancer is the malignant disease with the highest mortality rate, and it ranks third in the world after lung and colon cancer. Identified factors that increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer include chronic pancreatitis, radiation therapy to the pancreatic area due to another cancer, diabetes mellitus, obesity, smoking, and age. The objective of this study was to present the current state of knowledge on the quality of life of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, factors that determine QoL, and ways of coping with the disease. The low curability and low survival rates of pancreatic cancer significantly affect the quality of life of patients, often in the form of significant deterioration, especially in terms of mental changes, cognitive functions, and coping with the disease. Cognitive decline with comorbid depression is also typical for patients with this type of cancer. Research has shown that the health-related quality of life of patients with pancreatic cancer is low, so further research is needed to improve the situation in this area.
Keyphrases
- cognitive decline
- end stage renal disease
- radiation therapy
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- papillary thyroid
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- young adults
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- case report
- mild cognitive impairment
- coronary artery disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- squamous cell
- cardiovascular events
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular disease
- childhood cancer
- weight gain
- rectal cancer