Physical and mental health of breast cancer patients and survivors before and during successive SARS-CoV-2-infection waves.
Claudia A BargonDieuwke R Mink van der MolenMarilot C T BatenburgLilianne E van StamIris E van DamInge O BaasLiesbeth M VeenendaalWiesje MaarseMaartje SierErnst J P SchoenmaeckersJosephina P J BurgmansRhodé M BijlsmaFemke van der LeijAnnemiek DoeksenDanny A Young-AfatHelena M VerkooijenPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)
Although patients scored overall worse than individuals without breast cancer, QoL, physical functioning, and psychosocial well-being did not deteriorate between the first and second wave. During the second wave, PROs were similar to pre-COVID-19 values. Overall, current findings are cautiously reassuring for future mental health of patients treated or being treated for breast cancer.