Quality of Life in children and adolescents with cancer
G. Calaminus, S. Weinspach, C. Teske, U. Göbel · Klinische Pädiatrie · 2000 · Heft 04 · S. 211-215
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Summary. BACKGROUND: The assessment of Quality of Life (QoL) in childhood cancer survivors is a new field of research, which is important for a better understanding of how children with cancer feel and how treatment can be optimized. The purpose of our examination in a sample of patients treated in our institution was the evaluation of the questions: How do children with cancer reflect on their QoL in comparison to healthy children of the same age? Are there any significant differences in QoL between children with hematological disorders and children with solid tumors and if that is so, which domains are affecte…