THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF BREAST-CONSERVING SURGERY VERSUS MASTECTOMY IN EGYPTIAN FEMALE PATIENTS
Keywords:
breast cancer, conservative treatment, mastectomy, psychological impact
Abstract
The previous research on breast cancer's psychological impact was based on its effects on shape, with breast removal, and the subsequent effect on sexual attractiveness. Several changes that affect life behavior after breast cancer surgery including insomnia, difficulty returning to usual activities and work, nightmares and loss of appetite. These manifestations may be due to depression but they are only considered abnormal if they persist after the period of physical recovery from surgery. We conducted a study to assess the effects of the surgical decision and psychological impact of this decision on Egyptian females with breast cancer. Most patients were subjected to a questionnaire including all environmental and clinical factors affecting the surgical decision either mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery. As a conclusion we can say that breast conservative surgery is better accepted psychologically by patients than modified radical mastectomy as it did not affect sexual life, cosmetic appearance, mood, self-satisfaction, and quality of life.
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[2] Sakorafas GH. The origins of radical mastectomy. AORN J 2008; 88(4):605-8.
[3] TothBA, Lappert P. Modified skin incisions for mastectomy: the need for plastic surgical input in preoperative planning. PlastReconstrSurg 1991; 87(6):1048-53.
[4] Freeman BS. Subcutaneous mastectomy for benign breast lesions with immediate or delayed prosthetic replacement.PlastReconstrSurg 1962; 30:676-82.
[5] Okamura M, Yamawaki S, Akechi T, Taniguchi K, Uchitomi Y. Psychiatric disorders following first breast cancer recurrence: prevalence, associated factors and to quality of life. Jpn J ClinOncol 2005; 35:302-9.
[6] Han J, Grothuesmann D, Neises M, Hille U, Hillemanns P. Quality of life and satisfaction after breast cancer operation. Arch GynecolObstet 2010; 282(1):75-82.
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[8] American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4thed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1994.
[9] Hamiton M. Development of a rating scale for primary depressive illness. Br J SocClinPsychol 1967; 6(4):278-96
[10] Kirkpatrick LA, Feeney BC. A simple guide to IBM SPSS statistics for version 20.0. Student ed. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning; 2013.
[11] Huang XE, Li CG, Li Y, Lu YY, Tang JH, Xiang J. Weekly TP regimen as a postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for completely resected breast cancer in China: final result of a phase II trial. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2011; 12(10):2797-800.
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[17] Akyolcu N. Sexual life after surgery in breast cancer. J Breast Health 2008; 4:77-83.
[18] Cortés-Flores AO, Vargas-Meza A, Morgan-Villela G, Jiménez-Tornero J, Del Valle CJZ-F, Solano-Genesta M, Miranda-Ackerman RC, Vázquez-Reyna I, García-González LA, Cervantes-Cardona GA. Sexuality among women treated for breast Cancer: a survey of three surgical procedures. Aesthetic plastic surgery. 2017;41(6):1275-9.
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[20] Akca M. The effects of treatment on psychosocial and sexual life as well as on quality of life in patients with breast cancer who underwent to surgical therapy. University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medical Sciences. Expertise thesis; 2011.
[21] Kement M, Gezen C, Aşik A, Karaöz A, Ustaalioğlu BÖ, Bilici A, et al. Breast conserving surgery and modified radical mastectomy in Turkish women with breast cancer: a prospective analysis of quality of life. TurkiyeKlinikleri J Med Sci2011; 31(6):1377-48.
[22] Acil H, Cavdar I. Comparison of quality of life of Turkish breast cancer patients receiving breast conserving surgery or modified radical mastectomy. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014;15(13):5377-81.
[23] Trinh L, Amireault S, Lacombe J, Sabiston CM. Physical and psychological health among breast cancer survivors: interactions with sedentary behavior and physical activity. Psychooncology 2015; 24(10):1279-1285.
[24] Ng ET, Ang RZ, Tran BX, Ho CS, Zhang Z, Tan W, Bai Y, Zhang M, Tam WW, Ho RC. Comparing Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients Who Underwent Mastectomy Versus Breast-Conserving Surgery: A Meta-Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2019;16(24):4970.
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[32] Renneker R, Cutler M. Psychological problems of adjustment to cancer of the breast. J Am Med Ass 2002; 148:833-8.
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Published
2021-02-24
How to Cite
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A. Abdelatif, G. Abounaggah, M. Elmesery, M. Asal, and M. Eweda, “THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF BREAST-CONSERVING SURGERY VERSUS MASTECTOMY IN EGYPTIAN FEMALE PATIENTS”, JSS, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 124-133, Feb. 2021.
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