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This research aims to investigate the long-term effects of stressful events related to losses and deficits on patients with breast cancer symptoms.

May 6, 2026Open Access

Stressful Events in Life Due to Losses and Deficit Could Predict 25-year Outcome in Patients With Breast Cancer Symptoms.

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This research aims to investigate the long-term effects of stressful events related to losses and deficits on patients with breast cancer symptoms.
Cohort of 115 patients with breast cancer symptoms completed the Losses and Deficit Inventory (LDSI).
Long-term outcomes were analyzed in relation to scores on the LDSI.
A significant association was found between LDS events and long-term outcomes for women with breast cancer symptoms (p=0.048).
The findings indicate potential for the LDSI approach to enhance psychosocial event screening in breast cancer care.

Abstract

Background/Aim: Psychosocial stressful (PS) factors like losses and deficit could associate indirectly to breast carcinoma (BC) risk, but the long-term impact of losses, deficit and stressful (LDS) events on outcome of patients with BC symptoms is rarely reported. Patients and Methods: A study cohortof 115 patients with BC symptoms completed the LDS inventory (LDSI). Associations between LDSI and long-term outcomes were examined. Results: -value=0.048). Conclusion: This study found a significant long-term outcome effect for LDS events on both women with BC symptoms and patients with BC. These findings suggest that further research is needed to substantiate whether LDSI approach could be an important addition to PS events screening criteria for preventative or early BC care.

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ESKELINEN et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fada7f03f892aec9b1e49d https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21873/cdp.10543

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