Assessment of quality of life in elderly cancer patients

Cancer is a public health problem, the incidence is regularly increasing in the world and in Tunisia. Elderly subjects are particularly concerned, since it mainly affects their quality of life. The evaluation of quality of life seeks to establish the degree of satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the patient in different areas of life, somatic, psychological, and social, on the basis of functional capabilities and in reference to recognized values.The measurement of quality of life in the elderly cancer population is recognized as an important patient-reported outcome to complement the assessment of disease progression and treatment burden, toxicity, survival and mortality rates. As chronological age remains a very poor marker of the health status of this very heterogeneous population, a differentiated approach to each individual will allow to judge the appropriateness of a therapeutic proposal.

Info autore

Dr. Belfekih HoudaSpecialist in medical oncology.Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis.Head of the medical oncology department at the Mohamed Taher Maamouri University Hospital in Nabeul.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Amal khsiba, Houda Belfekih, Amira TRIKI
• Editore: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 24.10.2022
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali
• EAN: 9786205285534
• ISBN: 9786205285534
• Numero di pagine: 52
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15 x 22 cm