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The study assessed the QoL of BC patients using a combination of generic and disease-specific validated questionnaires. The study utilized a self-administered questionnaire-based cross-sectional design among BC patients attending the Oncology clinic in a Nigerian teaching hospital. The 23-item EORTC-BR23 questionnaire and the 15-item HRQoL 15D questionnaire were provided to consenting eligible respondents for data collection. Descriptive (e.g., frequency, percentages, mean, median, etc.) and inferential (T-test and one-way ANOVA) statistical analyses were conducted on the cleaned data, with significant p values set at less than 0.05. A total of 60 female BC patients participated in the study. Respondents that were aged 41\u201350 years and 50\u201360 years were 20 (33.3%) and 19 (31.7%) respectively. Patients who were diagnosed with BC one year ago before the study were 22 (39.3%) with 51 (85%) reporting no positive family history of BC. Patients who had undergone surgery, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, and chemotherapy were 52 (86.7%), 27 (45.0%), 14 (24.1%), and 54 (90%) respectively. The patients scored 30.00\u2009\u00b1\u20094.67% and 72.36\u2009\u00b1\u20092.93% for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">future perspective<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">body image,<\/jats:italic>\n                    respectively, in the functional scales of the EORTC-BR23 with a maximum possible score of 100%. On the symptom scale, they scored 47.46\u2009\u00b1\u20092.52% and 63.40\u2009\u00b1\u20095.03% for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">side effects of therapy<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">being upset about hair loss,<\/jats:italic>\n                    respectively. 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