Quality of Life in Oncology
Continuous improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer lead to improved cure rates and longer survival. However, in many patients, the disease becomes chronic. In this context, the patients’ quality of life (QOL) becomes a crucial issue. After a
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Abstract
Continuous improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer lead to improved cure rates and longer survival. However, in many patients, the disease becomes chronic. In this context, the patients’ quality of life (QOL) becomes a crucial issue. After an introduction about QOL, results from different areas of cancer treatment are presented considering their impact on QOL. Finally, implications are discussed for researchers, clinicians, and patients.
U. Goerling (&) A. Stickel Department of Psychooncology, Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Berlin, Germany e-mail: [email protected] A. Stickel e-mail: [email protected]
U. Goerling (ed.), Psycho-Oncology, Recent Results in Cancer Research 197, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40187-9_10, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Contents 1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 138 2 What Exactly is Quality of Life? ....................................................................................... 138 2.1 Terms and Definitions................................................................................................ 138 2.2 Measures in Quality of Life....................................................................................... 139 3 Quality of Life During Oncological Treatment ................................................................. 142 3.1 Surgery........................................................................................................................ 142 3.2 Chemotherapy ............................................................................................................. 143 3.3 Radiotherapy ............................................................................................................... 143 4 Relevance of Quality of life ............................................................................................... 144 4.1 Relevance for Researchers ......................................................................................... 144 4.2 Implications for Clinicians......................................................................................... 145 4.3 Significance for People Affected by Cancer............................................................. 146 5 Challenges in Quality of Life-Measurements .................................................................... 147 6 Quality of Life of Health Care Providers .......................................................................... 148 7 Summary .............................................................................................................................. 149 References.................................................................................................................................. 149
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