Wirsching Psychosocial Risk Scale (WPRS) Versus Outcome in Patients With Breast Disease and Breast Cancer: A Prospective 25-year Follow-up Study in Patients With Breast Cancer Symptoms.

The studies assessing the impact of PR factors on outcome of patients with BC symptoms have not reported WPRS levels. In the present study, a 25-year follow-up of patients with BC symptoms enables us to detect the 25-year outcome and to assess the RFS and OS versus WPRS approach using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard models. The study showed that the PR variables detected with the WPR scale significantly correlate to the 25-year OS in patients with BC and 25-year OS in patients with BC symptoms. Therefore, the use of WPRS inventory detecting PR factors should be considered as a useful part of the diagnostic protocol of patients with BC symptoms.