Background Quality of life in patients with breast cancer is an important outcome. This paper
presents an extensive overview on the topic ranging from descriptive findings to clinical …

The present review evaluated health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) outcomes in surgical
breast cancer survivors who received breast reconstruction (BR), breast-conservation …

Objective: To find out if skin sparing mastectomy (SSM) and nipple sparing mastectomy
(NSM) with immediate autologous reconstruction as safe in oncological terms as modified …

Background: Patient-reported outcomes in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery are
increasingly important for clinical research endeavors. Traditional surgical outcomes …

Background The various surgical procedures for early-stage breast cancer are equivalent in
terms of survival. Therefore, other factors, such as the procedures' effect on psychosocial …

Purpose Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) was developed to improve quality of life (QOL) in
early stage breast cancer patients. Except for differences in body image, literature …

Background Oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (OBCS) allows women who may
otherwise have mastectomy and immediate reconstruction (MxIR) the choice to conserve …

Background Many factors influence decisions regarding choice of breast-conserving surgery
(BCS) versus mastectomy with reconstruction for early invasive breast cancer. The purpose …

The purpose of this study was to analyze the available evidence concerning the effects of
breast reconstruction (BR) on body image of women with breast cancer. BR is a potential …

Purpose To investigate the quality of life and satisfaction after different operations in patients
with breast cancer, which are breast conserving therapy (BCT), mastectomy and …