A pilot trial of decision aids to give truthful prognostic and treatment information to chemotherapy patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-86

  Smith, Thomas J ^a   Dow, Lindsay A ^a   Virago, Enid A ^a   Khatcheressian, James ^a   Matsuyama, Robin ^a   Lyckholm, Laurel J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER;

AGED; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 80052437434     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: 1879596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suponc.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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