Table 1 Participant-reported functioning and symptom measures in 13 participants with breast cancer who were surveyed at the time of sample submission.

From: Preliminary results using a kit to measure tamoxifen and metabolites concentrations in capillary blood samples from women with breast cancer

 

Questionnaire scores, median (IQR)

EORTC core quality of life questionnaire (QLQ C-30)

Functioning

 Overall wellbeing

75 (67–83)

 Physical functioning

93 (93–100)

 Role functioning

100 (83–100)

 Ability to work

1 (1–2)

 Emotional functioning

67 (67–92)

 Cognitive functioning

83 (83–100)

 Social functioning

83 (67–100)

 Financial impact

0 (0–0)

Symptoms

 Worry

2 (1–3)

 Depressed

2 (1–2)

 Pain

17 (0–33)

 Fatigue

33 (22–33)

 Insomnia

33 (33–67)

 Nausea and vomiting

0 (0–0)

 Dyspnea

33 (0–33)

 Appetite loss

0 (0–0)

 Constipation

0 (0–33)

 Diarrhea

0 (0–67)

EORTC breast cancer-specific quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-BR23)

Functioning

 Sexual functioning

17 (0–33)

 Body image

67 (33–67)

Symptoms

 Arm symptoms

11 (0–22)

 Hot flushes

4 (3–4)

EORTC quality of life questionnaire liver module (QLQ-LMC21)

Symptoms

 Peripheral neuropathy

33 (33–67)

Functional assessment of cancer therapy endocrine subscale (FACT-ES)

Symptoms

 Vaginal symptoms

50 (38–57)

 Arthralgia

2 (1–2)

Measures of satisfaction with breast

BREAST-Q mastectomy

53 (48.5–62)

BREAST-Q breast conserving Therapy

68 (59.5–97)

  1. EORTC, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; IQR, interquartile range.