Quality of life, coping, and psychological and physical symptoms after surgery for non-metastatic digestive tract cancer.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of curative surgery for non-metastatic digestive tract cancers on quality of life (QoL), psychological status, and coping strategies.

Methods: A prospective, transversal, multicenter study was conducted in 404 patients: 361 with colorectal, 44 with gastroesophageal, and 35 with pancreaticobiliary cancer six months after surgery. Participants completed questionnaires evaluating QoL, including functioning (EORTC-QLC-C30), coping strategies (Mini-MAC), and psychological distress (BSI-18).

Differences in coping strategies among young adults and the elderly with cancer.

Background: Coping with cancer and the oncologist-patient relationship can vary depending on the patient's age. Our aim is to examine and compare young and elderly adults with non-metastatic, resected cancer.

Methods: Two groups of patients were selected, young (< 40 years) and elderly (> 70) with a diagnosis of non-metastatic, resected cancer requiring adjuvant chemotherapy from a pre-exiting, national database (NEOCOPING Study).