Table 3.
Radiation therapy for carcinoma breast quality of life Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer scores (n=60)
| EORTC QLQ C-30 Variables | Mean±SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First fraction (start of RT) | Thirteen fraction (midway of RT) | Twenty-fifth fraction (at completion of RT) | At 3 months on follow-up | |
| Functioning scale | ||||
| Physical | 90.11±8.18 | 84.36±5.53 | 79.88±5.13 | 92.27±11.30 |
| Role | 81.91±10.67 | 75.83±9.29 | 74.30±9.11 | 85.83±11.81 |
| Cognitive | 91.38±8.40 | 88.33±7.70 | 85.27±11.92 | 91.66±8.40 |
| Social | 79.99±15.58 | 68.22±11.89 | 60.27±16.55 | 80.55±15.69 |
| Emotional | 70.27±11.10 | 66.11±10.27 | 63.75±10.83 | 74.02±10.52 |
| Global QOL | 65.80±13.79 | 36.94±10.99 | 32.36±9.34 | 68.16±15.23 |
| Symptom scale | ||||
| Fatigue | 15.32±19.71 | 21.84±17.10 | 26.57±15.91 | 19.56±22.01 |
| Pain | 16.38±11.68 | 21.11±12.22 | 23.05±13.05 | 10.55±16.22 |
| Nausea and vomiting | 1.38±4.64 | 5.27±7.81 | 9.44±9.39 | 22.50±8.58 |
| Dyspnea | 4.44±11.42 | 11.66±16.03 | 16.10±16.79 | 6.11±13.00 |
| Insomnia | 15.55±16.76 | 24.10±20.61 | 29.99±20.99 | 16.66±21.69 |
| Appetite loss | 4.99±12.00 | 19.44±18.70 | 28.33±18.23 | 16.66±24.93 |
| Constipation | 3.33±10.08 | 8.33±14.55 | 12.77±16.54 | 6.66±14.77 |
| Diarrhea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial impact | 46.66±23.12 | 56.66±24.0 | 62.22±50.03 | 39.44±28.45 |
QOL: Quality of life; RT: Radiotherapy; SD: Standard deviation