The treatment of recurrent ovarian carcinoma: balancing patient desires, therapeutic benefit, cost containment and quality of life.
Despite an increasing number of studies utilizing various agents and protocols, the disease free interval and survival rates in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer are usually measured in months instead of years. The optimal therapy strategy should be determined using informed decisions based on realistic treatment outcomes, quality of life issues, and cost containment.
Bomalaski
J J
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bomalaskij1@pol.net
D003363:Cost Control; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States