1. Background We agreed to a pragmatic approach to quality of life and decided that assessment
would cover these dimensions: symptoms due to cancer; adverse effects of treatmeant; …

… existing qualityof-life measures for use with cancer patients, with the aim both of providing
a rationale for selecting appropriate instruments for clinical and research use in the cancer …

Although the need for a method of measuring the quality of life of patients undergoing therapy
for cancer has been widely recognised, no adequately evaluated or feasible method has …

… The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument for measuring the quality of life of
cancer patients. Quality of life was measured with 14 linear analogue scale items concerning …

… affected patients’ quality of life. The aim of our study was to assess multiple … cancer patients’
quality of life in a large population sample and to investigate their impact on quality of life in …

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the QOL among cancer patients.
Materials and Methods: A survey was conducted among 768 cancer patients selected by a …

The classical criteria for the evaluation of clinical trials in cancer reflect alterations in
physical well-being, but are insensitive to other important factors, such as psychosocial state, …

Although quality of life assessments have been employed successfully in descriptive and
evaluative studies in oncology, their use in cancer clinical trials has, to date, been limited. A …

… of quality of life are most strongly affected in patients with newly diagnosed cancer, and to
examine if quality of life … , treatment or type of cancer in these patients. Ferrans and Powers …

… PATIENTS AND METHODS: We present a literature review of HRQoL aspects in elderly
patients with cancer and … with decreased HRQoL in elderly cancer patients. RESULTS: Elderly …