Quality of life in cervical cancer treated with systematic nerve-sparing and modified radical hysterectomies

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) between cervical cancer patients treated with systematic nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy (SNSRH) and modified radical hysterectomy (MRH). A total of 127 patients with early cervical cancer treated with radical hysterectomy (RH) were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups: MRH group (n = ) and SNSRH group (n = ). The patients’ QoL scores were assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 questionnaire (Chinese version). The overall QoL scores were no different between the SNSRH and MRH groups in preoperative period (P > 0.05). In postoperative period, the overall QoL score in SNSRH group was slightly lower than that in MRH group at different follow-up time, but there was no difference between two groups (P > 0.05). Patients with early cervical cancer subjected to SNSRH or MRH are satisfied with their overall QoL scores. QoL may be negatively impacted by the cancer itself, surgery and adjuvant therapy.

Keywords::

• Cervical cancer
• modified radical hysterectomy
• nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy
• quality of life

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