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Abstract
A cross sectional descriptive study was used in this study aiming to
assess the quality of life for cancer patient<; undergoing chemotherapy.
The sample were 71 patients who were treated in the oncology unit in
Port Said general hospital. Data were collected using an interview
questionnaire. When IL<~ing the quality of life index for the cancer
patients, in this study, it showed that their quality of life was below the
median range. Caneer and chemotherapy were adversely affecting all
dimension of quality of life. Health and functiuning dimension was the
worst affected. ’whereas the family dimension was the least affected
quality of life dimension. The marital status, level of education and
patient’s income were the filctors that significantly affect the quality of
life for cancer patient undergoing chemothempy. With applying the
regression analysis it<; revealed that as the educational level increased the
quality of life significantly increase and as the nwnber of side effects
increased the quality oflife significantly decreased.