Quality of life among long-term survivors of advanced stage ovarian cancer: A cross-sectional approach

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Purpose Long-term survival of women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer is relatively rare. Little is known about quality of life (QOL) and survivorship concerns of these women. Here, we describe QOL of women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer surviving for 8.5 years or longer and compare women with 0–1 recurrence to those with multiple recurrences. Methods Participants (n = 56) recruited from 5 academic medical centers and the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance completed surveys regarding QOL (FACT-O), mood (CESD), social support (SPS), physical activity (IPAQ-SF), diet, and clinical characteristics. Median survival was 14.0 years (range 8.8–33.3). Results QOL and psychological adjustment of long-term survivors was relatively good, with mean FACT-G scores (multiple recurrences: 80.81 ± 13.95; 0–1 recurrence: 89.05 ± 10.80) above norms for healthy community samples (80.1 ± 18.1). Survivors with multiple recurrences reported more compromised QOL in domains of physical and emotional well-being (p