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October 11, 2025Acta OncologicaOpen Access

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of early breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy – an observational, multicenter study

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MTMarie TuomarilaPPPaula Poikonen‐SakselaHKHaridimos Kondylakis

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Overview

Observational study finds varying HRQoL outcomes in early breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting improved symptoms.

Key Points

  • Patients experienced deterioration in HRQoL during chemotherapy in the pandemic era, but some improvements were noted.
  • Assessment using the EORTC QLQ-C30 showed significant differences in HRQoL compared to the pre-pandemic group.
  • A total of 180 early breast cancer patients were included in this multicenter observational analysis over the pandemic.
  • Global health and role functioning levels declined in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy during the pandemic.

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Tuomarila et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e9b1c9ba7d64b6fc1327fchttps://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226x.2025.43691
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