Background: Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the more common sexually transmitted diseases in Germany. Vaccination against HPV was introduced in Germany in 2007. In this study, we sought to detect a population-based decline in the incidence of cervical cancer in women under age 30 who were eligible for vaccination in the first 11 years after its introduction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Approximately 27% of female breast cancer patients are diagnosed before the age of 55, a group often comprising mothers with young children. Maternal psychosocial well-being significantly impacts these children's psychosocial well-being. This study assesses the well-being of children with mothers who have early-onset breast cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA known cut-off problem hampers the interpretation of quality of life (QOL) scores. The purpose of this study was to apply a novel approach for the EORTC QLQ-C30 instrument to identify the proportion of breast cancer (BC) patients in need of supportive care. Changes in QOL during the COVID-19 pandemic were evaluated, as well as changes over time (after treatment termination and up to 4 years later).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Breast cancer in young women is associated with unfavourable tumour biology and is the main cause of death in this group. Conditional survival analysis estimates survival rates under the pre-condition of already having survived a certain time.
Objectives: To describe conditional disease-free and overall survival of female breast cancer patients according to clinical subtypes and age.
Objective: To evaluate the psychosocial situation of breast cancer (BC) patients with dependent children, with regard to who used family-centered psychosocial support (PS) services, reasons against using it, as well as existing, unmet needs, and current PS need.
Methods: Data were collected via survey and patient files during an inpatient rehabilitation program for mothers with BC, who were accompanied by a child <12 years. Descriptive statistics and tests for statistical significance were used.