Comparative study of quality of life in women survived with those suffered from breast cancer while under chemotherapy

Cancer and its treatments affect the quality of life of those who are suffered from breast cancer. This study aims to compare the quality of life in women survived with those suffered from breast cancer while under chemotherapy in 1394-1395.
In this descriptive-comparative study is conducted on 40 women survived breast cancer with the history of chemotherapy with 40 women who have cancer while under chemotherapy. Each of these cases was matched for age, sex, education, marital status and job. A sample of respondents is selected from Shohdaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran through purposive sampling. The instruments consist “Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales” (DASS)” and “The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ- C30)”. The validity and reliability are measured in previous study. Data is analyzed by SPSS. 22.
Despite the significant difference and the relative increase of scores of functional components like physical performance, role-play and social performance in women survived breast cancer (P 0/05). Also the study shows that women survived breast cancer in dyspnea, constipation diarrhea, and the economy position are just like their matches under treatment (P > 0.05).
The quality of life in women survived and those suffered from breast cancer while under chemotherapy is low. Therefore, it is recommended that the quality of life of women survived and woman under chemotherapy can be improved by supportive and psychological approaches.