Psychological morbidity in the first year after breast surgery
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Psychological morbidity in the first year after breast surgery
Abstract
In this prospective study, the psychological morbidity associated with the treatment of breast cancer was assessed. The study population comprised all patients referred to one centre with a recently diagnosed breast lump, who were to undergo surgery. Psychological morbidity was assessed preoperatively and at 6 and 12 months postoperatively by modified Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. Three hundred and twenty patients completed all three questionnaires: 93 women undergoing mastectomy, 73 women having conservation therapy for breast cancer and 156 women having biopsy for benign breast disease. Patients with a breast malignancy smaller than 4 cm in diameter were treated by lumpectomy and radiotherapy, anti-oestrogen therapy or chemotherapy alone or in combination. Psychological morbidity among patients with malignant disease was significantly greater than that seen in the group with benign disease. Among cancer patients, a significant decrease in anxiety and depression occurred during the year following surgery. The study failed to demonstrate any psychological advantage associated with breast conservation.
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