title: Influence of Body Image in Women Undergoing Treatment for Breast Cancer.
abstract: ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the self-esteem of women with and without breast cancer regarding their body image.MethodsA quantitative, case-control study in which 90 women with breast cancer were evaluated in the case group, and 77 women without breast cancer in the control group. For data collection, the body satisfaction scale (BSS), a scale adapted and validated in Brazil, and the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire were used. For the statistical analysis of the data, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (IBM-SPSS, Chicago, Il, US), version 16.0 was used.ResultsCompared with the women without breast cancer, those with breast cancer were more dissatisfied with body image related to appearance. Women undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy were more dissatisfied with their appearance compared with those with cancer who were not undergoing this treatment. Mastectomy also accounted for more dissatisfaction concerning appearance among women who underwent the procedure compared with the women who were submitted to breast-conserving therapy.ConclusionWomen with breast cancer were more dissatisfied with their body image compared with those without breast cancer, particularly following mastectomy or during chemotherapy. The self-esteem was found to be negatively affected in patients who were dissatisfied with their body image.
authors.affiliation: Program of Mastology, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Lagos
authors.initials: ACL
authors.lastname: Prates
authors.affiliation: Program of Mastology, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ruffo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freitas-Junior
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana Ferreira Oliveira
authors.initials: MFO
authors.lastname: Prates
authors.affiliation: Program of Mastology, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcia de Faria
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Veloso
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
authors.forename: Norami de Moura
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Barros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001828:Body Image; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept