Questionnaire survey on patient awareness of invasive rebiopsy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Tomoya FukuiMikiko IshiharaMasashi KasajimaYasuhiro HiyoshiYoshiro NakaharaSakiko OtaniSatoshi IgawaMasanori YokobaHisashi MitsufujiMasaru KubotaMasato KatagiriJiichiro SasakiKatsuhiko Naoki

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2019)

Invasive rebiopsy can lead to distress in some patients. To improve the consent rate for tissue rebiopsy, treatment strategies including rebiopsy should be discussed with patients during the early treatment phase.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
advanced non small cell lung cancer
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported
patient reported outcomes