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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):838-839; doi:10.1093/jnci/djp140
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer Patients—More Answers but Many Questions Remain

Pamela J. Goodwin, Srikala S. Sridhar

Affiliations of authors: Department of Medicine, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (PJG); Division of Hematology and Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (PJG, SSS)

Correspondence to: Pamela J. Goodwin, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 1284-600 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSG 1X5 (e-mail: pgoodwin@mtsinai.on.ca).

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Patient-reported outcomes, including health-related quality of life, symptoms, and functional status are well established in oncology. They can describe the clinical course of cancer, aid in the selection of optimal treatment, or allow comparison of cancer patient populations with those with other diseases and with the general population. In this issue of the Journal, two reports (1,2) provide new insight into different aspects of health-related quality of life in cancer patients. The Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form 36 (MOS SF-36) (3) quality-of-life questionnaire was used in both reports; it is a well-validated, reliable, generic quality-of-life instrument that can be used in both medically ill and healthy populations . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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