Impact of public vs. private insurance coverage on quality of life of women with early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
In this cohort, patients treated at public institutions had lower QOL. Younger age (< 60 years), presence of comorbidities, and ovarian suppression associated with ET were key predictors of poor QOL. These findings provide insights for guiding the development of tailored interventions for the Brazilian population.
Authors
- Renata Arakelian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-6327)
- Amanda Guimarães Castro Custódio
- Poliana Albuquerque Signorini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1369-1034)
- Dalâyne Lopes dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3578-029X)
- Daniela Jessica Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1011-0014)
- Daniela Dornelles Rosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6196-1919)
- Maria Cristina Figueroa Magalhães (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7748-8399)
- Heloísa Resende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4692-3743)
- Carlos Eduardo Paiva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7934-1451)
- Yuri Cardoso Rodrigues Beckedorff Bittencourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-128X)
- Romualdo Barroso‐Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-9876)
- Andrea Kazumi Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7221-3054)
- Fernanda Cesar Moura
- Cristiano de Pádua Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6412-8041)
- Anna Luiza Zapalowski Galvão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6456-5401)
- Daniele Assad-Suzuki
- Monalisa Ceciliana Freitas Moreira de Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7333-4955)
- Sulene Cunha Sousa Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2947-0247)
- Bruno Santos Wance de Souza
- Angélica Nogueira‐Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3405-8310)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (BR)
- Hospital de Base (BR)
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento (BR)
- Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás (BR)
- Centro Brasileiro de Estudos em Dermatologia (BR)
- Hospital de Câncer de Barretos (BR)
- Liga Contra el Cancer (PE)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda (BR)
- Hospital Universitário Evangélico de Curitiba (BR)
- Grupo Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte (BR)
- Hospital Universitário de Brasília (BR)
- University Center of Brasília (BR)
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-025-07866-5
- Primary Topic
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00