West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 1513-7368 19 4 2018 04 01 Quality of Life of Nepalese Women Post Mastectomy 1005 1012 59745 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.4.1005 EN Muna Maharjan HOPE School of Nursing, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Nursing Campus Maharajgunj, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 0000-0001-8601-8620 Niresh Thapa Department of Gynecological Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. 0000-0003-3641-5622 Raj Adhikari Nursing Campus Maharajgunj, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Marcia A Petrini Chiang Mai University, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 0000-0003-3494-0415 Kapendra Shekhar Amatya Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Surgical Oncology, Lalitpur, Nepal. Journal Article 2017 10 29 Introduction: Worldwide breast cancer is the common invasive cancer among the females. The quality of life of<br />women after treatment, which is often a mastectomy, is frequently decreased. Objective: To determine the life quality<br />of Nepalese women post mastectomy. Materials and Methods: One hundred seven women after a mastectomy were<br />selected and interviewed by using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Quality of Life<br />Questionnaire and its Breast Specific Module to assess women’s quality of life. Result: The study findings revealed a<br />good score on global health status/quality of life. The respondents performed well on functional and symptom scales.<br />In the Breast Specific Module, all respondents performed poor regarding sexual function and sexual enjoyment. Global<br />Health Status was found useful among the women involved in service/business/agriculture and the survivors using<br />breast prosthesis. In Breast Specific Module, systemic therapy side effects showed strong statistical associations with<br />age, marital status, occupation, education, use of breast prosthesis and co-morbidity. Body image was highly significant<br />with age, occupation, education, use of breast prosthesis and co-morbidity. Conclusion: Based on the study findings,<br />counseling, and a structured educational programme is recommended to improve the QOL of women after a mastectomy. https://journal.waocp.org/article_59745_50c7fe1006d5080763248c58c6845234.pdf