Determinants of quality of life in patients with incurable cancer.
Louise E DalyRoss D DolanDerek G PowerÉadaoin Ní BhuachallaWei SimSamantha J CushenMarie FallonClaribel SimmonsDonald C McMillanBarry J LairdAoife M RyanPublished in: Cancer (2020)
The current findings indicate that QoL is determined (at least in part) by WL, ECOG-PS, and the systemic inflammatory response in patients with advanced cancer. Identifying early predictors of poor QoL may allow the identification of patients who may benefit from early referral to palliative and supportive care, which has been shown to improve QoL.