The psychosocial stress situation in female patients with superficial bladder carcinoma

摘要

Background: About 7000 women get the diagnosis "bladder cancer" each year in Germany. Malignancy of the urinary bladder is in 14th position in the frequency range of cancer in women. The average age at initial diagnosis is 74 years. Recent studies show that women have a worse prognosis caused by a late diagnosis. The gold standard in the treatment of superficial bladder carcinoma is the complete trans-urethral resection of the tumour. The current study situation with regard to the psychosocial situation of patients with superficial bladder cancer does not include gender-specific assessments. The aim of this study therefore was to evaluate the stress situation of female bladder cancer patients by screening questionnaires.