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Showing posts with label QOL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label QOL. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

paywalled: Preferences for outcomes associated with decisions to undergo or forego genetic testing for Lynch syndrome

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Preferences for outcomes associated with decisions to undergo or forego genetic testing for Lynch syndrome Abstract BACKGROUND: ...
Saturday, May 05, 2012

Structural and Functional Imaging and Cognitive Functions in Ovarian Cancer - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov (clinical trials)

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Structural and Functional Imaging and Cognitive Functions in Ovarian Cancer - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov This study is curren...
Saturday, April 28, 2012

press release: Moffitt Cancer Center researchers: Quality of life as important as quantity of life

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Moffitt Cancer Center researchers: Quality of life as important as quantity of life "The question of how well people are surviving ca...
Saturday, April 14, 2012

abstract: Long-term adjustment of early-stage ovarian cancer survivors

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Long-term adjustment of early-stage ovarian cancer survivors : Abstract The objectives of this study were to describe the quality of li...
Friday, April 06, 2012

abstract: Management of highly emetogenic chemotherapy

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Management of highly emetogenic chemotherapy. [Curr Opin Oncol. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI   Definition for emetogenic : Web definitions: ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

abstract: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology - Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity (CIPN): An update

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Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology - Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity (CIPN): An update Abstract The peripheral ne...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

abstract: [Assessment of health-related quality of life in cancer outpatients treated with chemotherapy] Japanese study

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[Assessment of health-related quality of life in cancer outpatients treated with chemotherapy]. Abstract Purpose:  Few studies ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Editorial: The Relationship Between Cost and Quality, No Free Lunch - March 14, 2012 — JAMA + link to original article

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The Relationship Between Cost and Quality, March 14, 2012, Joynt and Jha 307 (10): 1082 — JAMA   Editorial: The Relationship Between Cost a...

JCO - Editorial: Caring for the Whole Patient: The Science of Psychosocial Care

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open access: Editorial (special series) Caring for the Whole Patient: The Science of Psychosocial Care "This Journal of Clinical Onco...
Friday, March 09, 2012

open access: Medscape - How Would Physicians Die?

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How Would Physicians Die? "How do doctors prefer to die? This question was addressed in a recent article on the Website zocalopublic...

Reliability, validity and feasibility of quality of life instruments for adult patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy: result from a systematic review - 2012 - International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

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Abstract Aim  The aim of this review was to analyse the literature critically and present the best available evidence related to ...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012

abstract: American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion: The Integration of Palliative Care into Standard Oncology Care

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American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion: The Integration of Palliative Care into Standard Oncology Care Abstra...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

abstract: Radiation Oncology Quality: Aggressiveness of Cancer Care Near the End of Life

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Radiation Oncology Quality: Aggressiveness of Cancer Care Near the End of Life Purpose Quality in cancer care is an issue that has come t...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

open access: BMC Cancer | Abstract | Monitoring physical and psychosocial symptom trajectories in ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy (severe symptoms/loss of QOL/persist beyond treatments....)

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Monitoring physical and psychosocial symptom trajectories in ovarian cancer patients receiving chemotherapy The complete article is ...
Monday, February 27, 2012

abstract: Surveillance for hereditary cancer: Does the benefit outweigh the psychological burden?—A systematic review

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Surveillance for hereditary cancer: Does the benefit outweigh the psychological burden?—A systematic review Individuals at risk for devel...

abstract: Patients and staff perceptions of cancer patients' quality of life

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Patients and staff perceptions of cancer patients' quality of life Background Discrepancies exist in estimation of quality of life (...
Monday, February 20, 2012

open access: JNCI - Commentary Improved Outcomes in the Malnourished Patient: We’re Not There Yet

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".......By outlining the limitations, the authors provide direction for future researchers. A key point made by the authors is that ...
Friday, February 17, 2012

Medscape: Uncertainty About Nutrition in Cancer Patients

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

abstract: Cognitive function and quality of life in ovarian cancer- Gynecologic Oncology (chemobrain)

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Objectives As advances in treatment have prolonged survival for many patients with ovarian cancer, there has been growing interest i...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

abstract: Quality of life of parents diagnosed with cancer: change over time and influencing factors.

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"Suffering from cancer while having parental responsibilities can amplify the psychosocial strain that the disease puts on the individ...