Optimising methods for communicating survival data to patients undergoing cancer surgery

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3192-3199

  Davis, C R ^a,b   McNair, A G K ^a,b   Brigic, A ^b   Clarke, M G ^c   Brookes, S T ^a   Thomas, M G ^b   Blazeby, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Consent; Oncology; Prognosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78649633790     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.07.030     Document Type: Article

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