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March 31, 2026Philippine Journal of Health Research and DevelopmentOpen Access

Quality of life among Filipino breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic

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BCBenedict Mihangel P. CrisostomoRSRicci Pilar S. Sugui

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Cross-sectional analysis assesses health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients during COVID-19, suggesting treatment access improvements.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the health-related quality of life of breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional analysis of breast cancer patients referred for radiotherapy at Philippine General Hospital from June to October 2020.
  • Used the University of the Philippines-Department of Health Quality of Life Scale for Cancer Patients to assess HR-QOL across five domains.
  • Included 60 respondents with median age 52 years and documented history of breast cancer.
  • 80% of respondents reported high overall HR-QOL scores with an average score of 5.38±0.46.
  • Longer illness duration negatively impacted HR-QOL scores.
  • Cognitive domain showed moderate HR-QOL with a score of 4.24±0.76.

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Crisostomo et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cb64d4e6a8c024954b8d04https://doi.org/10.4103/pjhrd_2024281_37
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