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. 2026 Sep 6;18(9):e115843. doi: 10.7759/cureus.115843

Table 4. QOL by histopathological subtype, surgery and radiotherapy .

The data has been represented as mean ± SD. For significance, a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. The significant values are marked with *.

Subtype Physical (mean  ± SD) Functional (mean  ± SD) Cognitive (mean  ± SD) Emotional (mean  ± SD) Social (mean  ± SD)
DCIS 46.00 ± 1.6 12.25 ± 1.1 4.25 ± 0.8 18.00 ± 3.30 7.00 ± 1.4
IDC-NOS 47.74 ± 5.9 12.27 ± 1.8 4.13 ± 1.0 20.19 ± 3.6 7.57 ± 1.7
P value F = 0.69; p = 0.0411* F = 0.001; p = 0.981 F = 0.11; p = 0.755 F = 2.86; p = 0.01* F = 0.87; p = 0.037*
Operation
BCS 61.57 ± 3.5 15.57 ± 0.8 5.81 ± 0.4 26.05 ± 2.7 10.48 ± 0.5
Mastectomy 46.04 ± 3.4 11.88 ± 1.4 3.94 ± 0.9 19.40 ± 3.1 7.20 ± 1.5
P value F = 389.78; p = 0.000* F = 140.10; p = 0.000* F = 88.30; p = 0.000* F = 88.65; p = 0.000* F = 98.73; p = 0.000*
Adjuvant radiotherapy
Not Received 46.04 ± 3.4 11.88 ± 1.4 3.94 ± 0.9 19.40 ± 3.1 7.20 ± 1.5
Received 61.57 ± 3.5 15.57 ± 0.8 5.81 ± 0.4 26.05 ± 2.7 10.48 ± 0.5
p-value F = 389.78; p= 0.000* F = 140.10; p = 0.000* F = 88.30; p = 0.000* F = 88.65; p = 0.000* F = 98.73; p = 0.000*