title: Comparison of satisfactions from mastectomy and Lump Ectome in breast cancer patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of breast cancer among women in compare to other types of cancers in all over the world and in Iran is high. Mastectomy surgery is one of the common treatments for these patients. Another method, which is less invasive, is Lumpectomy. This study comprised the satisfaction of patients under two types of surgery; Mastectomy and Lumpectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross-sectional study, two types of patients which had either, Mastectomy or Lumpectomy, were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 119 patients which studied here, 80 patients (66.7%) were treated by mastectomy and 39 patients (32.5%) were treated under lumpectomy. Two groups had not significant differences in duration between diagnostic and surgery, the number of lymph nodes involved and the number of lymph nodes removed. Lumpectomy patients had higher pain and numbness in 24 h, 1 week after surgery and at the time of study than the other group. The observed difference was significant (P = 0.043).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is implied in previous studies that patients under lumpectomy had more satisfaction than patients under mastectomy. However, no differences were observed in quality-of-life between the two groups in some other studies. The differences between various studies might be for the sake of cultural variety and time interval between surgery and filling questionnaire.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Seied-o-Shohada Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tazhibi
authors.affiliation: Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Seied-o-Shohada Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Sheida
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarrafzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Seied-o-Shohada Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Fariborz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mokarian
authors.affiliation: Breast Cancer Study Group, Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, Seied-o-Shohada Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Shady
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babazade
authors.affiliation: Breast Cancer Study Group, Department of Surgery, Seied-o-Shohada Hospita Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabatabaeian
authors.affiliation: Breast Cancer Study Group, Department of Pathology, Seied-o-Shohada Hospital, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rezaei
authors.affiliation: Breast Cancer Study Group, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faghihi
authors.affiliation: Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taleghani
keywords: Breast cancer; lumpectomy; mastectomy; satisfaction
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