Is it the time to implement the routine use of distress thermometer among Egyptian patients with newly diagnosed cancer?
Abstract Background The distress thermometer (DT) is an effective tool for identifying distress among cancer patients worldwide. However, DT has not been studied in Egyptian patients. We aimed to study the prevalence of distress among Egyptian patients with different types of cancers using DT. Metho...
Main Authors: | Nashwa Abd El-Aziz, Salah Khallaf, Waleed Abozaid, Ghada Elgohary, Ola Abd El-Fattah, Mai Alhawari, Safaa Khaled, Azza AbdelHaffez, Ehab Kamel, Sherif Mohamed |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-07451-7 |
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