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Quality of life: most important predictor of survival for advanced NSCLC patients
10-30-2007 · EurekAlert!Healthcare providers have observed it for years -- patients who appear to have a better quality of life while battling their cancer live longer. Now, a prospective, multi-institutional study examining the quality of life of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung backs that observation. In fact, quality of life is so important, it outweighs other classic predictors of survival.
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