Acute toxicity and quality of life in breast cancer patients treated by radiotherapy – results from the REQUITE multi-centre cohort study

BackgroundAlthough patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to assess health-related quality-of-life (QoL) are increasingly incorporated in radiotherapy trials, QoL in the acute period following treatment remains under-reported. null This study assessed the relationship between QoL in the acute treatment phase, toxicity, patient and treatment variables in breast cancer patients.MethodsBreast cancer patients (n = 2,072) were recruited following...