Baseline Quality of Life of Physical Function Is Highly Relevant for Overall Survival in Advanced Rectal Cancer
In advanced rectal cancer, neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy and total mesorectal excision lead to long overall survival. The quality of life (QOL) of the patients is clearly related to the prognosis. Our question was whether the prognosis can be represented with only one question or one score from the...
Main Authors: | Tim Fitz, Christopher Sörgel, Sandra Rutzner, Markus Hecht, Rainer Fietkau, Luitpold V. Distel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-01-01
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Series: | Healthcare |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/1/141 |
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