A Survey of Expectations and Understanding of Palliative Radiotherapy from Patients with Advanced Cancer

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 134-138

  Mitera, G ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Sahgal, A ^a   Barnes, E ^a   Tsao, M ^a   Danjoux, C ^a   Holden, L ^a   Chow, E ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Metastatic cancer; Palliative radiotherapy; Patient understanding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPREHENSION; CONSULTATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856623646     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: 14332981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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