Objective: this prospective study aimed to assess the quality of life related to health (QLRH) of
patients with lung cancer after chemotherapy treatment. Method: The QLRH was assessed using
the questionnaires Quality-of-Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) and Lung Cancer Module
(LC13), version 3.0. Results: the sample was made up of 11 women and 19 men, with an
average age of 68 years (51-87 years). After the chemotherapy treatment, the authors observed
a clinically-relevant improvement in general quality of life, as well as in the symptoms of dyspnea,
insomnia, hemoptysis, cough, thoracic pain, pain in the arm/shoulder, and financial difficulty.
There was a worsening on the functional scale which assesses role performance and symptoms
of fatigue, nausea and vomiting, sensory neuropathy, pain in other parts, constipation, loss of
appetite and alopecia. Conclusion: although the patients have an improvement of their QLRH and
symptoms related to the lung cancer after the chemotherapy treatment, there was a worsening
of the symptoms which resulted from the toxicity of the chemotherapy medications.