The impact on quality of life for people with brain tumours of entering a research trial involving new anti-cancer agents.

The impact on quality of life for people with brain tumours of entering a research trial involving new anti-cancer agents.

CONCLUSIONS: This phenomenological study has highlighted key themes relating to QoL which are not addressed in some of the widely used assessment tools such as the EORTC QLQ C30 and BN20. They generally focus on health status, and do not capture issues identified in this study as being of significant importance to the QoL of participants such as hope and optimism, and the importance of the therapeutic relationship. They also omit reference to coping and management strategies. PMID: 23343787 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: European Journal of Oncology Nursing) View Source