Qualidade de vida de mulheres com câncer de mama: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Breast cancer is a multifactorial disease, with a higher incidence in the female population, taking the place of malignant neoplasms in the world. It poses a serious public health problem. The objective of this study was to investigate the quality of life of women living with breast cancer. It was a review of the integrative literature, published in scien‑tific journals indexed in PubMed, SciELO and Lilacs. Of the 34 articles identified, 25 were excluded because they did not meet the criteria and 9 were considered. The majority of the studies had a cross‑sectional analytical design (77.8%, n= 7), one (11.1%) prospective analytical stu‑dy and one (11.1%) before and after clinical trial. All the studies had as casuistic adult women with breast cancer and applied instruments of Artigo originAl evaluation of Quality of Life. The instrument was predominant Func‑tional Assessment Cancer Treatment – Breast. The related studies were negative clinical repercussions on the quality of women of women with breast cancer. It is important for the integration of cancer care lines into the Health Care Networks, with the objective of adapting to the users, with a positive impact on quality of life of the same.