[The sense of coherence and the quality of life of patients treated for breast cancer].

For women, breast cancer causes great mental stress and affects their functioning in the somatic and psychosocial domain both during the process of diagnostics and therapy, and for a long period of time after the received treatment. A high sense of coherence leads to being better at coping with stress and a can promote the quality of life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the sense of coherence on the satisfaction with life of post-mastectomy patients, and also on the time which passes between noticing the first symptoms of the disease and reporting to a doctor, and on the timely execution of medical recommendations.