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ArticleBreast cancer research and treatment2025

Quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic and survival outcomes among breast cancer survivors.

Victoria Umutoni, Yijia Sun, Jincong Q Freeman, Fangyuan Zhao, Olufunmilayo I Olopade, Dezheng Huo

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Victoria Umutoni *Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yijia Sun *Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jincong Q FreemanDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Fangyuan ZhaoDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Olufunmilayo I OlopadeSection of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Dezheng HuoCenter for Global Health Innovation, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. dhuo@bsd.uchicago.edu.

Funding

Pilot Program CoreP30ES027792 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Mallory Rachael Ward · 2017 to 2026
$13.6M
SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE DEMOGRAPHY &ECON.T32AG000243 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI DAVID O MELTZER · 1994 to 2026
$8.2M
UChicago Interdisciplinary Cancer Health Disparities SPOREP20CA233307 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LINGEN, MARK W. · 2018 to 2020
$3.4M
Breast Cancer Research Foundation BCRF-22-071NCI NIH HHS P20 CA233307NCI NIH HHS P20CA233307NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000243NIA NIH HHS T32AG000243NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES027792Susan G. Komen TREND21675016
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Abstract

backgroundHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) has long been recognized as a critical area of cancer research as it reflects patients' well-being, but less is known if HRQoL predicts survival outcomes in survivors of early stage breast cancer.

aimsWe assessed racial disparities in HRQoL and the impact of HRQoL on survival outcomes in breast cancer survivors.

methodsThis study included a total of 721 breast cancer survivors from the Chicago Multiethnic Epidemiologic Breast Cancer Cohort who completed the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B) instrument in 2020. We examined racial differences in FACT-B scores and patient characteristics correlated with FACT-B and its subscales using multiple linear regression. We used Cox regression to assess the associations between HRQoL assessments and survival outcomes.

resultsFunctional well-being score was lower in Black survivors than in White survivors (mean score: 19.6 vs. 20.9, P = 0.003). Being married was associated with a higher HRQoL score. Having a recurrence before interview and comorbidities worsened physical and emotional well-being. The total FACT-B score were significant predictors of both all-cause [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.68 per standard deviation, 95% CI 0.48-0.95] and breast cancer-specific mortality (HR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.37-0.88). Physical and functional well-being subscales were found to be associated with all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality, and recurrence-free survival. Emotional well-being predicted breast cancer-specific mortality.

conclusionsOur findings highlighted racial disparities in HRQoL and HRQoL associated with survival outcomes in breast cancer, suggesting the need to reduce the disparities and examine the long-term impact of HRQoL on health outcomes in future studies.

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Breast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsCOVID-19Quality of LifeAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanChicagoFemaleHumansMiddle AgedWhiteBreast cancerQuality of lifeRacial disparitiesSurvival outcomes

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