Pretreatment quality of life and survival in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Although many studies have explored the correlation between quality of life and survival, none have reported this relationship for specific cancers assessed at distinct time points. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the impact of pretreatment Global Quality of Life (QOL) an...

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Main Authors: Taro Okayama, Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Shinichiro Morishita, Junichiro Inoue, Takashi Tanaka, Jiro Nakano, Takuya Fukushima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-12267-w