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. 2015 Apr 24;5(4):e305.
doi: 10.1038/bcj.2015.29.

Haematological cancer and quality of life: a systematic literature review

P Allart-Vorelli  1 , B Porro  2 , F Baguet  3 , A Michel  4 , F Cousson-Gélie  3
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Haematological cancer and quality of life: a systematic literature review

P Allart-Vorelli et al. Blood Cancer J. .

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the impact of haematological cancers on quality of life (QoL). A review of the international literature was conducted from the databases 'PsycInfo' and 'Medline' using the keywords: 'haematological cancer', 'quality of life', 'physical', 'psychological', 'social', 'vocational', 'professional', 'economic', 'cognitive', and 'sexual'. Twenty-one reliable studies were analysed. Among these studies, 12 showed that haematological cancer altered overall QoL, 8 papers found a deterioration of physical dimension, 8 papers reported on functional and role dimensions, 11 papers reported on the psychological component and 9 on the social component. Moreover, one study and two manuscripts, respectively, reported deteriorated sexual and cognitive dimensions. Our review demonstrates that the different dimensions of QoL are deteriorated by haematological malignancies and, probably, by the side effects of treatment.

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