The effect on survival of continuing chemotherapy to near death

BACKGROUND: Overuse of anti-cancer therapy is an important quality-of-care issue. An aggressive approach to treatment can have negative effects on quality of life and cost, but its effect on survival is not well-defined. METHODS: Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare databas...

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Main Authors: Saito, Akiko M, Landrum, Mary Beth, Neville, Bridget A, Ayanian, John Z, Earle, Craig C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184269/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21936940
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-10-14
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