Quality of Life in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer—A Literature Review

Elżbieta Cipora, Aleksandra Czerw (), Olga Partyka, Monika Pajewska, Anna Badowska-Kozakiewicz, Marta Fudalej, Katarzyna Sygit, Mateusz Kaczmarski, Edyta Krzych-Fałta, Anna Jurczak, Katarzyna Karakiewicz-Krawczyk, Sylwia Wieder-Huszla, Tomasz Banaś, Ewa Bandurska, Weronika Ciećko, Dariusz Artur Kosior, Piotr Kułak and Andrzej Deptała
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Elżbieta Cipora: Medical Institute, Jan Grodek State University in Sanok, 38-500 Sanok, Poland
Aleksandra Czerw: Department of Economic and System Analyses, National Institute of Public Health NIH—National Research Institute, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
Olga Partyka: Department of Economic and System Analyses, National Institute of Public Health NIH—National Research Institute, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
Monika Pajewska: Department of Economic and System Analyses, National Institute of Public Health NIH—National Research Institute, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Badowska-Kozakiewicz: Department of Oncology Propaedeutics, Medical University of Warsaw, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland
Marta Fudalej: Department of Oncology Propaedeutics, Medical University of Warsaw, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland
Katarzyna Sygit: Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Mateusz Kaczmarski: Medical Institute, Jan Grodek State University in Sanok, 38-500 Sanok, Poland
Edyta Krzych-Fałta: Department of Basic Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Jurczak: Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Katarzyna Karakiewicz-Krawczyk: Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Sylwia Wieder-Huszla: Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Tomasz Banaś: Department of Radiotherapy, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute-Oncology Centre, 31-115 Cracow, Poland
Ewa Bandurska: Center for Competence Development, Integrated Care and e-Health, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland
Weronika Ciećko: Center for Competence Development, Integrated Care and e-Health, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland
Dariusz Artur Kosior: Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Science, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
Piotr Kułak: Department of Cardiology and Hypertension with Electrophysiological Lab, Central Research Hospital, The Ministry of the Interior and Administration, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland
Andrzej Deptała: Department of Oncology Propaedeutics, Medical University of Warsaw, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: Pancreatic cancer is the malignant disease with the highest mortality rate, and it ranks third in the world after lung and colon cancer. Identified factors that increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer include chronic pancreatitis, radiation therapy to the pancreatic area due to another cancer, diabetes mellitus, obesity, smoking, and age. The objective of this study was to present the current state of knowledge on the quality of life of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, factors that determine QoL, and ways of coping with the disease. The low curability and low survival rates of pancreatic cancer significantly affect the quality of life of patients, often in the form of significant deterioration, especially in terms of mental changes, cognitive functions, and coping with the disease. Cognitive decline with comorbid depression is also typical for patients with this type of cancer. Research has shown that the health-related quality of life of patients with pancreatic cancer is low, so further research is needed to improve the situation in this area.

Keywords: pancreatic cancer; quality of life; pain management; mental adjustment to disease; literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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