Symptoms and Needs of Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer: Early Prevalence Assessment

ISSN
2296-5270
2296-5262
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Kuon, Jonas
Vogt, Jeannette
Mehnert, Anja
van Oorschot, Birgitt
Sistermanns, Jochen
Ahlborn, Miriam
Ritterbusch, Ulrike
Stevens, Susanne
Kahl, Christoph
Ruellan, Anne
Matthias, Kathrin
Kubin, Thomas
Stahlhut, Kerstin
Heider, Andrea
Lordick, Florian
Thomas, Michael
DOI
10.1159/000502751
Abstract
Little is known on symptom burden, psychosocial needs, and perception of prognosis in advanced lung cancer patients at the time of diagnosis, although early assessment is strongly recommended within the setting of daily routine care.