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Quality Of Life Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Review Of Literature, Autumn Sue Hankins, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Pees, Mikalyn Marie Heidish
Quality Of Life Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Review Of Literature, Autumn Sue Hankins, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Pees, Mikalyn Marie Heidish
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
Background: Each year 124.9 per 100,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide (National Cancer Institute, n.d.). While it is a serious diagnosis, with modern screening and early detection, survivorship is higher than ever before. The current five-year survival rate for women diagnosed with cancer worldwide is 89.7% (National Cancer Institute, n.d.). The emphasis of this literature review is to address the perceived quality of life of this population. Purpose: The purpose of this literature review was to determine how women who have survived a diagnosis of breast cancer perceive their quality of life (QOL). Methods: This review examined research …