2023 Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 53-60
Purpose: Breast and lung cancers are the most diagnosed cancers worldwide. This study aims to compare the impact of breast and lung cancer on survivors’ quality of life in the medium term.
Methods: Three hundred-four breast cancer survivors and seventy-seven lung cancer survivors were recruited between May 2019 and September 2020. Thus, EORTC QLQ- C30, EORTC QLQ- BR23, EORTC QLQ- LC13, and the Living Conditions Questionnaires were used as assessment tools.
Results: The health status of breast cancer survivors was significantly better than the health status of lung cancer survivors. The adverse effects of the disease on the sexual relationship were more often formulated by lung cancer survivors than by survivors of breast cancer (70% vs. 55%, P = 0.050). Second, they found living on a monthly income more challenging after the disease diagnosis than the breast cancer survivors (80% vs. 66%, P = 0.006).
Conclusion: All items of the EORTC-QLQ-C30 for both cancers showed a statistically significant difference, except for emotional function. The quality of life, physical functioning, and all symptoms in lung cancer survivors were worse than in breast cancer survivors.
