Self-evaluation of duration of adjuvant chemotherapy side effects in breast cancer patients: A prospective study.

Danilo GaliziaAndrea MilaniElena GeunaRossella MartinelloCeleste CagnazzoManuela ForestoVirginia LongoPaola BerchiallaGianfranca SolinasAdele CaloriBruna GrassoChiara VolponeGisella BertolaGisella ParolaGiancarla TealdiPiero Luigi GiulianoAnna Maria BallariMassimo AgliettaFilippo Montemurro

Published in: Cancer medicine (2018)

Self-reporting TSE duration is feasible using a CTCAE-derived questionnaire. As doctors tend to underestimate TSE incidence and duration, patient-reported outcomes should be incorporated into clinical practice, perhaps using eHealth technologies, to harness their potential to better estimate total TSE burden.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
clinical practice
risk factors
emergency department
human health
medical students