Treatment priorities in oncology: do we want to live longer or better?

OBJECTIVES: Despite the progress achieved in the fight against cancer over the past several years, assessing the needs, goals and preferences of patients with cancer is of the utmost importance for the delivery of health care. We sought to assess priorities regarding quantity versus quality of life...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Nader Marta, Luís G. Del Nero, Gustavo Nader Marta, Andrea Mangabeira, Gabriela Critchi, Maria J. Kovács, João Luis Fernandes da Silva, Everardo D. Saad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014000800509&lng=en&tlng=en