The impact of endoscopy surgery or open surgery on postoperative quality of life in patients with breast cancer

Abstract

Objective To analyze the impact of endoscopy surgery and open surgery on the quality of life of breast cancer patients. Methods Three hundred and forty-four female breast cancer patients who underwent two different surgical methods were collected， including 92 cases in the endoscopic surgery group and 252 cases in the open surgery group. Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast （FACT-B） was used to investigate the quality of life of patients after surgery in two groups. Results The FACT-B items“I am satisfied with my sex life”“I am able to work （including home work）”“My work （including home work） makes me feel a sense of accomplishment”“I feel sexually attractive”“I still feel like a woman”“I worry about the effect of stress on my disease”were statistically significant in two groups （all P < 0.05），the endoscopic surgery group was superior to the open surgery group. There was no significant difference in the other items between the two groups （all P > 0.05）. Conclusion The quality of life of breast cancer patients undergoing endoscopy surgery was better than that of patients undergoing open surgery.

Keywords

• breast cancer|mastectomy|endoscopy surgery|open surgery|quality of life