title: Quality of life in gynecologic cancer patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A descriptive study for evaluating the variables which influence the quality of life was performed in women with gynecologic cancer undergoing various kinds of treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was based on a chart review of 104 women with gynecologic cancer and analyses of their compiled FACT-G (V4); (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General) questionnaires. Patients were assessed before and 3 months after treatment.The relationship of a number of biomedical variables with quality of life outcomes was tested.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of patients was 50.13 years. The most involved organ was ovary (42.3%).The mean of socio-familial, emotional, functional well-being and overall quality of life 3 months after the treatment were greater than previously. The mean of physical well-being after 3 months of treatment was lower than before that (p<0.05). There were no statistical difference between the mean of overall quality of life before treatment and that 3 months after treatment for variables such as marital status, qualification, job, parity, co-morbidity diseases, organ involved, and stage of cancer (p>0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More studies must utilize quality of life as a primary endpoint. As gynecologic cancers are usually discovered in late stages, strategies for supportive care need to focus on symptom management.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Palliative Medicine, Cancer Institute, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran. mamaktahma@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mamak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tahmasebi
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yarandi
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Eftekhar
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montazeri
authors.forename: Hamidreza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Namazi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult