Evaluation of quality of life and psychological response in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy

Radiation Medicine - Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 396-401

  Takahashi, Takeo ^a   Hondo, Mikito ^a   Nishimura, Keiichiro ^a   Kitani, Akira ^a   Yamano, Takafumi ^a   Yanagita, Hisami ^a   Osada, Hisato ^a   Shinbo, Munefumi ^a   Honda, Norinari ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Psychological response; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51349155144     PISSN: 02882043     EISSN: 18625274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-008-0248-5     Document Type: Article

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