title: Quality of life: philosophical question or clinical reality?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Slevin
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome