Calidad de Vida en Mujeres Mexicanas con Cáncer de Mama en Diferentes Etapas Clínicas y su Asociación con Características Socio-Demográficas, Estados Co-Mórbidos y Características del Proceso de Atención en el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Introduction: Quality of Life is the most studied PRO (patient reported outcome) in cancer patients. With early diagnosis and better treatments in breast cancer, this entity has been transformed in a chronic disease with longer survival. The joint effects of diseases and treatment on quality of life are each day more important to consider in survival patients. Objective: To evaluate Quality of Life, Socioeconomic factors, co-morbidities, and the attendance process impact on quality of life in breast cancer women with different clinical stages attending at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social using the EORCT QLQ-C30 Results: The scores of EORTC QLQ-C30 (v3) were: Global health status / QoL: 73.47 (20.81), physical functioning 76.98 (20.85), role functioning 76.60 (27.57), emotional functioning 64.53 (26.81), cognitive functioning 74.47 (26.02), social functioning 84.96 (23.20), fatigue 31.94 (25.45), nausea and vomiting 19.49 (26.93), pain 28.95 (27.27), dyspnea 15.29 (24.62), insomnia 35.13 (32.10), appetite lost 18.04 (28.75), 18.04 (28.75), constipation 19.20 (32.11), diarrhea 12.9