The influence of personality, anxiety and surgical treatment on quality of life in early stage breast cancer

Completed

• Conditions: Breast cancer, anxiety, neuroticism; Cancer; Breast cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN01021331
• Lead Sponsor: Tilburg University (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

All women with a first event of a palpable lesion in the breast or an abnormal screening mammography.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Breast cancer in the medical history
2. Dementia
3. T3 or T4 tumours
4. Unable to read or write Dutch

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Quality of life over time in breast cancer patients<br>2. The influence of surgical treatment and personality

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Quality of life over time in breast cancer patients compared to patients with a benign breast disease<br>2. The influence of personality