Longitudinal Health-Related Quality of Life Study among Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy.

Quality of life studies in medicine, particularly in oncology, have become a basic tool used to assess patient's performance in different types of cancer and different modalities of treatment. The aim of this study was a subjective evaluation of the quality of life in cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. The study has a longitudinal character and comprises four stages: before treatment, at the end of treatment, 5 months and 5 years after treatment.