Changes in quality of life and its related factors in liver cancer patients receiving stereotactic radiation therapy

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1059-1065

  Shun, Shiow Ching ^a   Chiou, Jeng Fong ^b   Lai, Yeur Hur ^a,g   Yu, Po Jui ^a   Wei, Lin Lin ^c   Tsai, Jo Ting ^d   Kao, Chung Yu ^e   Hsiao, Ya Li ^f  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CARDINAL TIEN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Quality of life; Stereotactic radiation therapy; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECREASED APPETITE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49349098532     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0384-y     Document Type: Article

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