"Quality of life" has become a relatively precise, operationally defined, patient-outcome
measure over the past 15 years. This article discusses the evolution of the concept and its …

" Quality of Life" is rapidly becoming part of the clinical evaluation process, both as a specific
outcome measure in formal clinical trials, and as a bedside concept. This paper provides an …

Despite numerous reports of findings obtained following the use of doxorubicin (Adriamycin [A];
Adria Laboratories, Columbus, OH) for the postoperative treatment of patients with …

Kaposi's sarcoma is currently the most common tumor in Zimbabwe. The purpose of our study
is to compare the effectiveness of supportive care vs. 3 intervention approaches, namely …

Objective: To determine whether prolonging the duration of tamoxifen administration beyond
the cessation of a combined chemotherapy regimen benefits patients with primary breast …

Underlying theme is that cancer is a process, not a morphological entity. Evolved model
stresses aberrance in control of cellular behaviour, in otherwise normal cell. This leads to …

In serum obtained from 28 women before, during, and after normal labor and delivery, creatine
kinase activity was seen to be distinctly elevated immediately after labor and 24 h later, …

Journal of Palliative Care devoted to quality of life assessment is both timely and necessary.
Quality of life as a concept has become very much the vogue, perhaps because the term is …

Sixty-eight patients with non-small cell lung cancer were treated in a prospectively randomized
study with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and etoposide (VP16-213) with …

Countries around the world are experimenting with new technology transfer practices that
leverage their local universities. This special issue contains eight papers that cover the …