A prospective evaluation of patients undergoing surgery for the palliation of an advanced malignancy

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 696-703

  Miner, Thomas J ^b   Jaques, David P ^b   Shriver, Craig D ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Outcome analysis; Pain; Palliation; Quality of life; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036337320     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2002.9.7.696     Document Type: Article

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