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Advanced Cancer: Pain and Quality of Life
Chow, Edward
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Book Information
Edition:
1st
Publisher:
Nova Science Publishers, Inc
ISBN:
1-61668-400-3 (1616684003)
ISBN-13:
978-1-61668-400-6 (9781616684006)
Binding:
E E Book + ProQuest Ebook Central
Copyright:
2010
Publish Date:
01/10
Weight:
0.00 Lbs.
Subject Class:
PAL (Palliative Care)
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Non-Returnable.
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Class Specifications
Discipline:
Pathology
Subject Definition:
Neoplasms-Therapy; Pain-Therapy; Palliative Care
NLM Class:
QZ 266
LC Class:
RC271
Abstract:
An estimated 166,400 new cases of cancer will occur in Canada in 2008. Bone metastases unfortunately remain a common site of recurrence, with breast and prostate cancer patients representing a substantial proportion of this population. Metastatic bone disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pain is experienced by up to two thirds of patients. The prognosis for patients with bone metastases is highly influenced by tumour type, performance status, and the presence of extraosseous disease. The median survival has been significantly longer in breast cancer patients with a first relapse in the axial skeleton (24 months) versus patients with initial relapse in the liver (3 months) (2). Survival after diagnosis of bone metastases is influenced by the subsequent development of extraosseous metastatic sites: 1.6 years versus 2.1 years in patients with bone-only disease.
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