While quality of life (QOL) assessment is becoming more common, interpreting the results
remains problematic. This paper demonstrates an approach to developing clinically-based …

Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers and one of the most frequent causes of
cancer-related deaths. The incidence, diagnostic studies, and therapeutic options have …

Background In the phase 3 KEYNOTE-024 trial, treatment with pembrolizumab conferred
longer progression-free survival than did platinum-based therapy in patients with treatment …

This book introduces social and behavioral science students and researchers to the theory
and practice of the highly powerful methods of nonparametric item response theory (IRT) …

This study aimed at developing a shortened version of the EORTC QLQ-C30, one of the
most widely used health-related quality of life questionnaires in oncology, for palliative care …

Despite the increasing acceptance of quality of life (QOL) as a critical endpoint in medical
research, there is little consensus regarding the definition of this construct or how it differs …

Patient-rated questionnaires are increasingly used to assess health-related quality of life.
We studied one aspect of the validity of such measures that has rarely been investigated: do …

PURPOSE We report the results of a prospectively randomized study that compared the
combination of epirubicin, cisplatin, and protracted venous infusion fluorouracil (5-FU)(ECF …

Purpose There are scant data regarding the effects of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI)
on neurocognitive function (NCF) and quality of life (QOL). Radiation Therapy Oncology …

The relationship between spirituality and various dimensions of health and quality of life has
been extensively examined during the past decade. Though several literature reviews have …