The role of surgery in the palliation of malignancy

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 713-718

  Sallnow, L ^a   Feuer, D ^a,b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced malignancy; Decision making; Outcome measures; Palliative surgery

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77957354068     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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