Treatment decision aids in advanced cancer: When the goal is not cure and the answer is not clear

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1759-1762

  Leighl, Natasha B ^a   Butow, Phyllis N ^a   Tattersall, Martin H N ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; AGE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGNOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 2442693133     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.02.166     Document Type: Article

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