Overview
The questionnaire for assessment of adverse events after completion of cancer treatment, which is being piloted at the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, aims to detect a wide range of adverse effects early on, thus facilitating adequate intervention and planning of follow-up care for all cancer survivors.
Description
According to the current recommendations of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), comprehensive care for cancer survivors should focus on five main areas: 1) the physical effects of the disease and subsequent treatment, 2) the psychological effects of the disease and treatment, 3) the social, occupational, and financial impacts of the disease and treatment, 4) early detection of recurrence or subsequent primary malignancies, and last but not least, 5) prevention of cancer and promotion of healthy lifestyles.
The proposed questionnaire should effectively and comprehensively reflect both the physical problems typically associated with a given diagnosis and the psychological, social, occupational, and financial impacts. It should also focus the physician's attention on interventions aimed at healthy lifestyles (smoking cessation, obesity prevention, sufficient physical activity) to maintain the health of cancer survivors.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient understands the information provided and agrees to participate in the study.
- Age 18 years or older.
- Histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer or invasive prostate cancer.
- Completion of the acute phase of curative oncological therapy:
- for breast cancer: curative surgery performed + completed neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy and completed adjuvant radiotherapy, if indicated
- for prostate cancer: completed radiotherapy with curative intent or radical prostatectomy performed (open, laparoscopic, robotic) or completed adjuvant radiotherapy after prostatectomy
- The patient is available for follow-up within 12 months of enrollment in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active ongoing oncological therapy (except for (i) adjuvant hormone therapy, (ii) adjuvant targeted therapy (anti-HER2 therapy, CDK4/6i, PARPi, T-DM1), (iii) adjuvant immunotherapy)
- Neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy did not include chemotherapy (breast cancer).
- Recurrence of cancer
- Metastatic disease
- History of other primary malignancy (except for non-melanoma skin cancer)