Age-related differences in symptoms and their interference with quality of life in 903 cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 225-232

  Mohile, Supriya G ^a   Heckler, Charles ^a,b   Fan, Lin ^b   Mustian, Karen ^a,b   Jean Pierre, Pascal ^c   Usuki, Kenneth ^b   Sprod, Lisa ^a   Janelsins, Michelle ^a,b   Purnell, Jason ^d   Peppone, Luke ^a,b   Palesh, Oxana ^e   Devine, Katie A ^a,b   Morrow, Gary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly; Radiotherapy; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DROWSINESS; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NAUSEA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP DISORDER; VOMITING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 80054879561     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: 18794076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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