Patients' experiences of ongoing palliative chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer: A qualitative study

International Journal of Palliative Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 218-224

  Cameron, Jenny ^a   Waterworth, Susan ^b  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Outpatients; Palliative chemotherapy; Patient experience; Positivity; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METASTASIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84902117745     PISSN: 13576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.5.218     Document Type: Article

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