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Table 7 Impact of different medications on QLQ of breast cancer patients based on QLQ-BR-23 scales

From: Impact of anticancer therapy on the quality of life of Sudanese patients with breast cancer at Khartoum oncology hospital

QLQ-BR-23 scales

QOL

P value

Conventional therapy

Hormonal therapy

Targeted therapy

Functional scales

 Body image

47.85 ± 3.9

47.94 ± 4.0

45.24 ± 9.5

0.97

 Future perspective

72.70 ± 3.7

75.31 ± 3.6

85.72 ± 8.3

0.436

Symptom scales

 Systemic therapy side effects

49.22 ± 2.3

17.75 ± 1.7

26.53 ± 5.7

0.000***

 Breast symptoms

26.27 ± 2.2

28.09 ± 2.4

21.43 ± 4.0

0.568

 Arm symptoms

17.88 ± 2.0

41.57 ± 2.7

43.66 ± 7.4

0.000***

 Upset by hair loss

67.72 ± 3.5

37.49 ± 8.5

33.34 ± 14.9

0.001**

  1. **P ≤ 0.01; ***P ≤ 0.001