Understanding the quality of life (QOL) issues in survivors of cancer: towards the development of an EORTC QOL cancer survivorship questionnaire

Abstract Backround The number of cancer survivors is growing steadily and increasingly, clinical trials are being designed to include long-term follow-up to assess not only survival, but also late effects and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Therefore it is is essential to develop patient-rep...

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Main Authors: Marieke van Leeuwen, Olga Husson, Paola Alberti, Juan Ignacio Arraras, Olivier L. Chinot, Anna Costantini, Anne-Sophie Darlington, Linda Dirven, Martin Eichler, Eva B. Hammerlid, Bernhard Holzner, Colin D. Johnson, Meropi Kontogianni, Trille Kristina Kjær, Ofir Morag, Sandra Nolte, Andrew Nordin, Andrea Pace, Monica Pinto, Katja Polz, John Ramage, Jaap C. Reijneveld, Samantha Serpentini, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Vassilios Vassiliou, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw, Ingvild Vistad, Teresa E. Young, Neil K. Aaronson, Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse, on behalf of the EORTC QLG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-018-0920-0