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Abstract Cervical Cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers that afflict women worldwide. Cervical cancer is regarded as the second leading cause of cancers deaths among women, currently ranked as the fifth leading cancer causing death for females and which substantially reduce the health related quality of life of women. The Aim of the present study was to assess health-related quality of life for women with cervical cancer receiving chemotherapy. A Descriptive Research Design was used in this study. The sample consisted of 100 women with cervical cancer receiving chemotherapy at Oncology Center in Mansoura University Hospital. Tools of data collection include; a structured interview questionnaire form that included data about patient’s personal characteristics, present history of cervical cancer, protocol of chemotherapy, knowledge of women concerning cancer and chemotherapy and health-related quality of life scale short form SF -36. The Results of the present study showed that almost all women complained of dryness of the vagina and dyspareunia (99.0% and 98.0%) also most common problems encountered after cervical treatment with chemotherapy were malnourishment with highest percentage (93%). Meanwhile, the highest affected dimension of health related quality of life was for physical dysfunction with mean of 66.45±19.27. The Study concluded that the majority of the studied women had many problems which affect their HRQOL. The Study recommended that an educational programme should be conducted to help women to cope with their problems and improve their HRQOL. |