TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Prognosis in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
A1  - Wang, Sunny
A1  - Dea, Tiffany O.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
A2  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
Y1  - 2023
N1  - 
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
AB  - Patients  receiving  chemotherapy  for  curative  intent  will  often  tolerate  side  effects  with  the  knowledge  that  the  treatment  may  result  in  eradication  of  their  cancer.  Patients  receiving  therapy  for  palliative  intent  often  have  their  therapy  tailored  to  improve  quality  of  life  while  minimizing  major  side  effects.  A  valuable  sign  of  clinical  improvement  is  the  general  well-being  of  the  patient.  Although  general  well-being  is  a  combination  of  subjective  factors  and  objective  factors,  it  nonetheless  serves  as  a  sign  of  clinical  improvement  along  with  improved  appetite  and  weight  gain  and  increased  "performance  status"  (eg,  ambulatory  versus  bedridden).  Evaluation  of  factors  such  as  activity  status  enables  the  clinician  to  judge  whether  the  net  effect  of  chemotherapy  is  worthwhile  palliation  (see  Chapter  5).  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193162854
ER  -