In the past decades the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in people under the age of 50
years has increased, which is referred to as early-onset CRC or young-onset CRC (YO …

Over the last decade, clinicians have accepted that while survival and disease-free survival
are critical factors for cancer patients, overall quality-of-life is fundamental. This review …

Purpose A variety of assessment instruments have been created to identify cancer
symptoms. We reviewed systematically cancer symptom assessment instruments published …

Aims. This paper reports a comparative study of the symptom experience, physical and
psychological health, perceived control of the effects of cancer and quality of life of terminally …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the inclusion of health-related
quality of life (HRQOL), as a part of the trial design in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) …

Abstract Background Quality of life (QoL) is a multidimensional construct, and several
psychosocial and medical factors can predict a patient's QoL. We investigated the impact of …

Endometriosis, menorrhagia, chronic pelvic pain, and polycystic ovary syndrome are major
sources of psychologic morbidity and can negatively affect quality of life. Although …

Clinicians, regulatory authorities, and pharmaceutical companies increasingly recognize the
importance of assessing the patient's perspective on the impact of disease and its treatment …

BACKGROUND: We wished to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Polycystic Ovary
Syndrome Questionnaire (PCOSQ), a questionnaire developed to measure the health …

Background The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between psychological
distress and quality of life (QOL) dimensions in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Methods …