Quality of life as a survival predictor for patients with advanced head and neck carcinoma treated with radiotherapy

FM Fang, YT Liu, Y Tang, CJ Wang, SF Ko - Cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Accumulating reports suggest that quality of life (QoL) may predict survival
in patients with malignant disease. In the current study, the authors investigated if baseline …

Quality of life as a survival predictor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiotherapy

FM Fang, WL Tsai, HC Chiu, WR Kuo… - International Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Accumulating reports suggest that quality of life (QOL) may predict survival in
cancer patients. In this study, we longitudinally investigated whether the QOL data assessed …

Characteristics of cancer patients entering a smoking cessation program and correlates of quit motivation: implications for the development of tobacco control …

RA Schnoll, RL Rothman, H Newman… - … Oncology: Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Even though survival and quality of life are adversely affected by smoking among cancer
patients, about one‐third of cancer patients who smoked prior to their diagnosis continue to …

Results of a feasibility study for a psycho‐educational intervention in head and neck cancer

PJ Allison, L Edgar, B Nicolau, J Archer… - … Oncology: Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background: With survival rates for people with head and neck (H&N) cancers static during
the past 30 years and the enormous burden of psychosocial impacts they suffer well …

Teaching head and neck cancer patients coping strategies: results of a feasibility study

PJ Allison, B Nicolau, L Edgar, J Archer, M Black… - Oral Oncology, 2004 - Elsevier
To test the feasibility of providing a psycho-educational intervention for people with head
and neck (H&N) cancer. A prospective non-randomized design was used. Subjects were …

Influence of self efficacy for health promotion on functional decline of elderly living in a rural community in Japan

Y Yokokawa, I Kai - … Koshu Eisei Zasshi (JAPANESE JOURNAL OF …, 2004 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective To clarify whether self efficacy for health promotion is associated with functional
ability among elderly inhabitants of a rural community in Japan. Methods The research was …

Emotionales Befinden, Krankheitsverarbeitung und Überlebenszeit bei Bronchialkarzinompatienten

A Hansen - 2004 - opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de
Die vorliegende hypothesenprüfende Arbeit hat als erweiterte Replikationsstudie zum Ziel,
den Zusammenhang zwischen emotionalem Befinden und Krankheitsverarbeitung bei …

[PDF][PDF] Mondholte‐En Orofarynxcarcinoom

NW Hoofd‐Halstumoren - 2004 - med-info.nl
Aanleiding Carcinomenvan de mondholte en orofarynx worden in Nederland relatief weinig
gediagnosticeerd: gemiddeld bij 800 patiënten per jaar. In de afgelopen tien jaar is een …