Trends of mortality due to breast cancer in Poland, 2000–2016

Burzyńska, Monika; Maniecka-Bryła, Irena; Pikala, Małgorzata

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8256-1

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“…Each year, approximately 16,500 women in Poland [ 1 ] are diagnosed with breast cancer, the second most common cause of death in women [ 2 ]. In Poland, nearly 70,000 women live with breast cancer diagnosed within the last five years.…”

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Coping Strategies, Pain, and Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

Ośmiałowska

Misiąg

Chabowski

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Each year, around 16,500 women in Poland are diagnosed with breast cancer, the second most common cause of death in women. In Poland, nearly 70,000 women live with breast cancer diagnosed within the last 5 years. Quality of life (QoL) research is particularly important in cancer patients, as it provides knowledge on their psychological and physical health, as well as the environment in which the patients function, all of which is essential to implementing multidisciplinary care involving the best use of the appropriate methods. Carrying the burden of cancer is a major challenge for patients. The strategy that patients use to cope with breast cancer significantly affects their quality of life. The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of coping strategies on the QoL in breast cancer patients. Material and Methods: The prospective study included a group of 202 women who had undergone surgical treatment for breast cancer at the Lower Silesian Cancer Center and who reported for follow-up appointments at the Oncology Clinic and the Surgical Oncology Clinic. For the study, we used the: EORTC QLQ-C30 cancer questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-BR23 module, Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) scale, visual analog scale (VAS) for pain intensity, as well as the patients’ medical records, hospital records, and our own survey form. Results: The mean patient age was 53 years. Most patients had been diagnosed with cancer between one and two years before. In the women studied, there was a negative association between QoL and the choice of a destructive strategy for coping with cancer, and a positive one between QoL and a constructive coping strategy. Severe pain caused by the disease and its treatment significantly decreased the patients’ QoL in multiple domains. Conclusions: Patients choosing constructive strategies obtained higher QoL scores, while greater reliance on destructive coping strategies was associated with significantly worse QoL. In all functioning domains, higher levels of pain were associated with poorer QoL and more severe symptoms associated with the disease and its treatment.

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Coping Strategies, Pain, and Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

Ośmiałowska

Misiąg

Chabowski

et al. 2021

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“…In summary, QOL is based on the interaction of multiple factors, and their influence may vary between populations. The recent research results based on a database of the Central Statistical Office of Poland in the years 2000-2016 showed rising mortality trends and an increase in the number of lost years of life due to breast cancer in the female population in Poland [11]. Polish studies of the quality of life among breast cancer patients included women who had undergone surgery for breast cancer and in a short time came in for follow-up appointments to the hospital [12][13][14][15][16], but still little is known about the physical and mental health of breast cancer survivors long after the completion of therapy.…”

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Socio-Demographic and General Health Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors from Southwestern Poland

Socha

Sobiech

2021

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Background: Identification of factors associated with quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer survivors can contribute to better functioning in this group of patients. The study aimed to assess the association between QOL and anthropometric, sociodemographic, and medical characteristics in postmastectomy women from southwestern Poland, 9.4 (±6.5) years after completed treatment. Materials and methods: QOL was estimated with the SF-36v2 questionnaire in 250 survivors aged 62.8 (±8.0) years with previously histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer. Results: Women in this study rated their overall QOL with an average of 60.7 (±17.9), Mental Component Summary of 62.8 (±19.8), and Physical Component Summary of 57.5 (±18.8) points. The use of multivariate regression analysis revealed that depression, chronic diseases, abdominal obesity, and pregnancy history have a statistically significant negative effect on the QOL of women after mastectomy, whereas participation in regular physical activity, living with a partner, the education level ≥12 years, and living in the city were associated with a higher QOL assessment. There were no significant relationships between QOL and the age, time since surgery, type of treatment, smoking, and occupational status of the patients. Conclusions: Health education, greater social support, specialist care in the treatment of comorbidities, and propagation of a physically active lifestyle can improve the physical and mental functioning of breast cancer survivors long after diagnosis and treatment.

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“…An upward trend of SEYLLp with a simultaneous downward trend of SEYLLd is also observed in Poland for some other diseases, e.g., breast cancer or prostate cancer. For these diseases, improving survival rates are the cause [ 15 , 16 ].…”

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Twenty-Year Mortality Trends in Patients with Kidney Disease in Poland with the Use of the Years of Life Lost Measure, 2000–2019

Paciej-Gołębiowska

Pikala

2022

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Due to the significant socioeconomic burden of kidney diseases, we decided to analyse years of life lost (YLLs) from this cause in Poland between the years 2000 and 2019. The standard expected years of life lost (SEYLL) measure was used to calculate the number of YLLs, the value of which was related to the size of the study population and calculated per 100,000 persons (SEYLLp). A time trend analysis was performed using the Joinpoint regression method. In 2000, the number of YLLs for the entire population was 72,795 (SEYLLp = 190.3 years). After a period of minor changes between 2000 and 2011 (increasing at 0.9% per year), the YLL index rapidly declined between 2011 and 2015 (at −15.4% yearly) and then increased in the last years of the study period (at 12.5% yearly). These changes resulted in a decrease in the number of YLLs to 57,278 in 2019 (SEYLLp = 149.2). The deteriorating health status of Poles after 2015 most likely was caused by the aging of the population, as well as the increasing incidence of risk factors, in particular diabetes and arterial hypertension.

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Trends of mortality due to breast cancer in Poland, 2000–2016

Cited by 16 publications

References 24 publications

Coping Strategies, Pain, and Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

Coping Strategies, Pain, and Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

Socio-Demographic and General Health Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors from Southwestern Poland

Twenty-Year Mortality Trends in Patients with Kidney Disease in Poland with the Use of the Years of Life Lost Measure, 2000–2019

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