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Health-related quality of life and psychosocial implications in testicular cancer survivors. A literature review.
Cappuccio, F; Rossetti, S; Cavaliere, C; Iovane, G; Taibi, R; D'Aniello, C; Imbimbo, C; Facchini, S; Abate, V; Barberio, D; Facchini, G.
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  • Cappuccio F; Progetto ONCONET2.0 - Linea progettuale 14 per l'implementazione della prevenzione e diagnosi precoce del tumore alla prostata e testicolo - Regione Campania, Italy. cappuccio.francesca@tiscali.it.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci ; 22(3): 645-661, 2018 02.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29461592
OBJECTIVE: In this review, we focused our attention on Quality of Life (QoL) of testicular cancer survivors (TCSs), in general and in the most relevant areas. Several key findings have been highlighted in our review. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PubMed, MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases were consulted to find published studies, from 1980 to May 2017, that met our inclusion criteria. RESULTS: The majority of studies investigated older adult TCSs, while few studies on adolescent and young adult patients were available. Many studies indicate that health-related QoL (HRQoL) is similar among the TCSs and the general population. Even if QoL deteriorates so clear at the time of diagnosis and throughout treatment, afterward returns to normal levels, as defined by the matched controls. However, there are numerous chronic conditions consequent to diagnosis and treatment of testicular cancer that plague survivors and affect QoL, like Raynaud-like phenomena, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, anxiety, sexual, fertility and body image problems. Even if these problems can have no effects on the measures of global QoL, they have an impact on the quality of life. Differences between TCSs with and without a partner bring to different outcomes in the adjustments to cancer. CONCLUSIONS: It is necessary to identify TCSs with higher risks of poorer QoL outcomes, to focus interventions on the areas with the greatest impairments. Further researches should consider the effects of testicular cancer on the impaired areas, collecting more data to better identify survivor's needs and consequent interventions, with a special focus on adolescent and young adult TCSs. Other works are requested on therapies, preventive and ameliorative, to reduce chronic side effects of testicular cancer treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Neoplasias Testiculares / Supervivientes de Cáncer Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Systematic_reviews Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci Asunto de la revista: FARMACOLOGIA / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Italia

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Neoplasias Testiculares / Supervivientes de Cáncer Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Systematic_reviews Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci Asunto de la revista: FARMACOLOGIA / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Italia