Willingness to bear adversity and beliefs about the curability of advanced cancer in older adults

Cancer6.20
Volume: 125, Issue: 14, Pages: 2506 - 2513
Published: Mar 28, 2019
Abstract
Background Older patients with advanced cancer who are 100% certain they will be cured pose unique challenges for clinical decision making, but to the authors’ knowledge, the prevalence and correlates of absolute certainty about curability (ACC) are unknown. Methods Cross-sectional data were collected in a geriatric assessment trial. ACC was assessed by asking patients, “What do you believe are the chances that your cancer will go away and never...
Paper Details
Title
Willingness to bear adversity and beliefs about the curability of advanced cancer in older adults
Published Date
Mar 28, 2019
Journal
Volume
125
Issue
14
Pages
2506 - 2513
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