Prognostic value of baseline HRQOL for survival for 11 types of cancer pointed out by EORTC study

(European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) Results of an EORTC study published in Cancer point out the prognostic value of baseline recorded health-related quality of life for survival for eleven types of cancer: brain, breast, colorectal, esophageal, head and neck, lung, melanoma, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, and testicular cancer. For each cancer site, at least one health-related quality of life parameter provided additional prognostic information over and above the clinical and sociodemographic variables.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news