Effect of breast-conserving surgery with modified radical mastectomy on the quality of life in patients with early-stage breast cancer

YI Ying; JIANG Xuemei; LEI Hai; LUO Xue

Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of breast-conserving surgery with modified radical mastectomy on the quality of life of early-stage breast cancer patients. Methods From January 2013 to January 2015, a retrospective analysis of early-stage breast cancer patients( 276 cases) in our hospital, including 138 cases of breast-conserving surgery group, 138 cases of modified radi-cal mastectomy group. The patients’ satisfaction, self-rating depression scale ( SDS) and self-rating anxiety scale ( SAS) were used to evaluate the impact of the quality of life for breast cancer patients in two groups. Rosenberg self-esteem scale ( SES) , family cohesion adaptability scale, quality of life measurement table ( FA CT-B) were used to perform the questionnaire analysis. Results The SAS and SDS scores of breast-conserving surgery group was lower than those of the modified radical mastectomy group with significant statis-tical difference ( P<0. 05) . The patients’ satisfaction in the breast-conserving surgery group was higher than that in the radical mastecto-my group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0. 05) . The measurement results of SES, FA CT-B in the breast-conser-ving surgery group was improved compared with the modified radical mastectomy group( P<0. 05) . Family cohesion and adaptability in the breast-conserving surgery group were better than those in the modified radical mastectomy group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0. 05) . Conclusion The implementation of breast-conserving surgery care can improve the quality of life in patients with early-stage breast cancer, relieve patients’ psychological and physical discomfort, and promote the rehabilitation of patients.