The aim of this study is to identify the determinants of cancer-related fatigue, and the long-term effect of the different adjuvants treatments will be explored. A prospective longitudinal study in women diagnosed for the first time with stage I-III breast cancer and who have undergone surgery, has been designed to meet the study aims.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
557
Centre Alexis Vautrin
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle, France
RECRUITINGCentre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, France
RECRUITINGCentre Paul Strauss
Strasbourg, France
RECRUITINGThe Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) questionnaire is used to assess patient's fatigue.
Time frame: Breast cancer patients complete the questionnaires before surgery and at several times depending on their adjuvant treatment
Questionnaires regarding personality traits (LOT "Life Orientation Test" and the trait-version of the STAI "State Trait Anxiety instrument"), Quality of life questionnaire(EORTC QLQ-C30), and the state-version of the STAI will be also completed.
Time frame: For the LOT and the trait-version of the STAI: only before the surgery, for the QLQ-C30: before surgery and several times during adjuvant treatment and for the state-version of the STAI: several times during adjuvant treatment
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