Most Important Predictor Of Survival For Advanced NSCLC Patients Is Quality Of Life

Healthcare providers have observed it for years — patients who appear to have a better quality of life while battling their cancer live longer. Now, a prospective, multi-institutional study examining the quality of life of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung backs that observation. In fact, quality of life is so important, it out-weighs other classic predictors of survival. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Lung Cancer on November 1st, 2007