Functional impairment, symptom severity, and overall quality of life in patients with advanced lung or colorectal cancer in six European countries: baseline findings from the ACTION study.
Mariëtte Nadine VerkissenAline De VleminckMogens GroenvoldLea J JabbarianFrancesco BulliWilfried CoolsJohannes J M van DeldenUrška LunderGuido MiccinesiSheila A PayneKristian PollockJudith A C RietjensLuc DeliensPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
The optimization of functioning, symptom relief, and overall QoL should be important objectives of healthcare professionals who take care of patients with advanced cancer. There are similarities, but also substantial differences across countries in functional status, symptoms, and overall QoL. Policymakers should take these differences into account and invest in offering health care catered to the needs of their population.