Background: Breast cancer causes significant psychological and physical burden, with survivors often reporting persistent psychological symptoms, such as anxiety and depression, along with somatic symptoms like fatigue and pain. Psychological factors may protect from the development of long-term distress and help identify patients with greater needs for supervision and/or care. Here we aimed to study the predic...
Objective:This study aimed to described istinct trajectories of anxiety/depression symptoms and overall health status/quality of life over a period of 18 months followinga breast cancer diagnosis,and identify the medical, socio-demographic,lifestyle, and psychologica lfactors that predict these trajectories.Methods:474 females (mean age=55.79 years) were enrolled in the first weeksafter surgery or biopsy. Data ...