Open AccessHealth-related quality of life after gastric cancer treatment in Brazil: Narrative review and reflections
Author(s) -
Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro,
Samantha Mucci,
Renato Morato Zanatto,
Olavo Magalhães Picanço,
Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira,
Gaspar de Jesus Lopes Filho
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i17.4123
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , narrative , general surgery , traditional medicine , nursing , literature , art
In Brazil, gastric cancer is the third most common type of cancer among men and fifth among women, with an estimated 13360 new cases among men and 7870 among women each year during the 2020-2022 period. This study presents reflections and attempts to add knowledge to the theme of quality of life (QoL) in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma and describes some of its characteristics in three regions of Brazil, with an evaluation of the disease's impacts in various dimensions of life, as reported by the patients themselves. We performed a narrative review of the literature and a data analysis of studies on QoL in Brazilian patients treated for gastric adenocarcinoma from three different cities in three geographic regions: Brasília (the midwest), Jaú (the southeast), and Macapá (the north).