Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Prognostic value of baseline quality-of-life data for survival in different types of cancer

Results of an European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) study point out the prognostic value of baseline recorded health-related quality of life for survival in eleven types of cancer: brain, breast, colorectal, oesophageal, head and neck, lung, melanoma, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, and testicular cancer. For each cancer type, at least one health-related, quality-of-life parameter provided additional prognostic information over and above the clinical and socio-demographic variables. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Quinten C, et al. A global analysis of multitrial data investigating quality of life and symptoms as prognostic factors for survival in different tumor sites. Cancer. 2013 Oct 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24127333

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