Factors affecting health-related quality of life among prostate cancer patients: a systematic review

S Odeo, A Degu - Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Prostate cancer is recognized as the leading cause of malignancy-related
incidence and mortality in the male population. The treatment regimens have long-term …

Quality of life of women living with metastatic breast cancer and receiving palliative care: A systematic review

S Drageset, G Austrheim, S Ellingsen - Health Care for Women …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The quality of life (QoL) of women living with metastatic breast cancer and receiving
palliative care needs more attention. We reviewed published studies (1992–2019) …

[HTML][HTML] A randomised trial of 4-versus 12-weekly administration of bone-targeted agents in patients with bone metastases from breast or castration-resistant prostate …

M Clemons, M Ong, C Stober, S Ernst, C Booth… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Optimal dosing of bone-targeted agents (BTAs), in patients with bone
metastases remains an important clinical question. This trial compared 4-weekly versus 12 …

[HTML][HTML] Pain response after stereotactic body radiation therapy versus conventional radiation therapy in patients with bone metastases—a phase 2 randomized …

BJ Pielkenrood, JM van der Velden… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Pain response after conventional external beam radiation therapy (cRT) in patients
with painful bone metastases is observed in 60% to 70% of patients. The aim of the …

[HTML][HTML] Qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de pacientes com câncer em cuidados paliativos

MEM Freire, SFG Costa, RAG Lima… - Texto & Contexto …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Objetivo: avaliar a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de pacientes com câncer em
cuidados paliativos e sua associação com aspectos sociodemográficos e clínicos. Método …

Determinants of quality of life in patients with incurable cancer

LE Daly, RD Dolan, DG Power, É Ní Bhuachalla… - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Optimizing quality of life (QoL) remains the central tenet of care in patients with
incurable cancer; however, determinants of QoL are not clear. The objective of the current …

Quality of life in relation to pain response to radiation therapy for painful bone metastases

PG Westhoff, A De Graeff, EM Monninkhof… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To study quality of life (QoL) in responders and nonresponders after radiation
therapy for painful bone metastases; and to identify factors predictive for a pain response …

Financial difficulties are associated with greater total pain and suffering among patients with advanced cancer: results from the COMPASS study

C Malhotra, R Harding, I Teo, S Ozdemir… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Universal Health Coverage goals call for access to affordable
palliative care to reduce inequities in “total pain” and suffering. To achieve this, a patient …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life after palliative radiotherapy in bone metastases: A literature review

R McDonald, E Chow, L Rowbottom, G Bedard… - Journal of bone …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the quality of life (QOL) following palliative radiotherapy for painful
bone metastases. Methods A literature search was conducted in OvidSP Medline (1946–Jan …

Frailty and quality of life among older people with and without a cancer diagnosis: Findings from TOPICS-MDS

N Geessink, Y Schoon, H van Goor, M Olde Rikkert… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background The number of older cancer patients is rising. Especially in older people,
treatment considerations should balance the impact of disease and treatment on quality of …