PURPOSE We developed and validated a brief, yet sensitive, 33-item general cancer quality-
of-life (QL) measure for evaluating patients receiving cancer treatment, called the Functional�…

The classical criteria for the evaluation of clinical trials in cancer reflect alterations in
physical well-being, but are insensitive to other important factors, such as psychosocial�…

PURPOSE This is the first published report on the validation of the Functional Assessment of
Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B), a 44-item self-report instrument designed to measure�…

PURPOSE: To compare two quality-of-life (QOL) questionnaires for cancer patients, the
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire�…

Background Health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) assessments in research and clinical
oncology settings are increasingly important. HRQOL instruments need to be rapid and still�…

BACKGROUND Health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) measures are commonly used in
oncology research. Interest in their use for monitoring or screening is increasing. The�…

BACKGROUND Few cancer specific quality‐of‐life (QoL) measures from the West have
been translated for use with Chinese‐speaking patients, and no substantial validation of�…

The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the French version of the Functional
Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General (FACT-G), and to compare its psychometric�…

Quality of life (QL) has become an increasingly important outcome parameter in randomized
phase III clinical trials in patients with cancer. Such trials may evaluate the efficacy of both�…

BACKGROUND The goal of this investigation was to examine the relationship between, and
application of, two disease specific quality of life (QL) measures currently being employed�…