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Depression and conservative surgery for breast cancer
Mauriceia C L de Medeiros1, Daniela F Veiga, Miguel Sabino Neto
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
|February 23, 2011
Summary
Conservative breast cancer surgery, with or without reconstruction, did not significantly impact depression rates in women. This finding is crucial for understanding the psychological well-being of breast cancer survivors.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Psychiatry
- Women's Health
Background:
- Depression is common in women and affects quality of life.
- Assessing depression incidence in adult women with breast cancer is vital.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate depression occurrence in women after conservative breast cancer surgery.
- To compare depression rates between women with and without breast reconstruction.
Main Methods:
- Seventy-five women aged 18-65 were studied: 25 with conservative surgery and reconstruction, 25 with conservative surgery alone, and 25 controls.
- The Beck Depression Inventory measured depression levels.
- Analysis of variance and the chi-squared test analyzed the data.
Main Results:
- No significant differences in age or education were found between groups.
- Fewer controls had undergone menopause compared to surgical groups (p=0.02).
- No significant differences in depression occurrence were observed across the groups (p=0.126).
Conclusions:
- Conservative breast cancer surgery does not influence depression rates.
- Breast reconstruction following conservative surgery does not alter depression occurrence.
