Do elderly cancer patients care about cure? Attitudes to radical gynecologic oncology surgery in the elderly

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 447-455

  Nordin, A J ^b   Chinn, D J ^d   Moloney, I ^c   Naik, R ^a   De Barros Lopes, A ^a   Monaghan, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Bensham Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Elderly; Gynecologic cancer; Radical surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0034990693     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2001.6178     Document Type: Article

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