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Health-related quality of life 10 years after oesophageal cancer surgery.

PURPOSE: To determine whether oesophageal cancer survivors recover in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) within 10 years of surgery.

METHODS: A prospective, nationwide, population-based cohort study including 90% of all oesophageal cancer surgery patients in Sweden in 2001-2005, with follow-up through 2015. HRQOL was assessed 5 and 10 years postoperatively, using questionnaires for cancer in general (EORTC QLQ-C30) and oesophageal cancer specifically (EORTC QLQ-OES18). The HRQOL measures at 10 years after surgery were compared with the 5-year assessment. The 10-year HRQOL scores were compared with a population-based reference population (4910 individuals), individually matched for age, sex and comorbidity, by means of mean score differences with 95% confidence intervals.

RESULTS: Among 616 patients, 104 (17%) survived at least 10 years. Of these, 92 (88%) responded to the HRQOL questionnaires at 5 and 10 years after surgery. Among the responders, 71% were older than 70 years. Patients did not improve in HRQOL between 5 and 10 years. Instead, the scores for 23 out of 25 HRQOL aspects declined, with clinically relevant and statistically significant deterioration in role function and appetite loss. Compared to the reference population, the 10 year-survivors had worse scores in all 25 HRQOL aspects, with significant deterioration in global quality of life, role functioning, social functioning and most symptoms. The most severe problems compared to the reference population were reflux, eating difficulties, diarrhoea and appetite loss.

CONCLUSION: Patients who have undergone curative treatment for oesophageal cancer experience reduced HRQOL with persisting symptoms 10 years after surgery.

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