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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on June 9, 2009
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2009 101(12):835; doi:10.1093/jnci/djp197
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MEMO TO THE MEDIA

Two Studies Find Patients Have Lower Health-Related Quality of Life After Cancer Diagnosis

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Cancer patients who are older than 65 years have poorer physical health and, in some cases, mental health when compared with people of the same age group without cancer, according to a study in the June 9 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Because health-related quality of life (HRQOL) before cancer is not often measured, the impact of cancer . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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