卵巢癌患者生活质量的研究

尽管卵巢癌的诊断和治疗技术不断发展，其病死率仍居妇科恶性肿瘤首位。在疾病每一阶段（手术、化疗、随访、复发及其后的治疗、肠梗阻以及临终阶段）生活质量始终是应考虑的最重要因素之一。近年来，大量研究对卵巢癌患者的生活质量进行评估。不同的化疗药物、化疗途径以及化疗时机对卵巢癌患者的生活质量有不同的影响。选择不同的治疗方案以及治疗效果的不同对患者生活质量的影响也有差别。治疗后出现的并发症及晚期卵巢癌患者的症状都会影响患者的生活质量。其他如情感问题，包括心理情绪问题、婚姻、家庭社会支持等也会导致生活质量的改变。

Quality of Life for Patients with Ovarian Cancer

Despite advances in diagnostic techniques and therapy ,ovarian cancer is the most malignant cancer in women, and the first leading cause of cancer related death of the gynecologic malignancy. In each phase of the illness （surgery and chemotherapy,follow-up,relapse and sequential therapy,bowel obstruction and end of life）,quality of life （QOL） is one of the most important considerations. In the recent years ,the assessments of the quality of life in patients with ovarian cancer have increased. Different agents for the chemotherapy,intraperitoneal therapy,the timing for the chemotherapy,different therapy,and the therapeutic effect are all the influencing factors for the quality of life in the patients with ovarian cancer. The other factors such as psychological and emotional problems,family and social assistance,sexual issues and menopausal syndrome will also affect quality of life.