title: Health-related quality of life and symptom management research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.
abstract: For almost 30 years, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has sponsored health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) measures in cancer research as a means of including the patient's experience. The scope of NCI's research in symptom management and HRQOL is described with attention to its evolution over time and the next steps, through the Clinical Trials Working Group Recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-7340, USA. minasilo@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Lori M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Minasian
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: O'Mara
authors.forename: Bryce B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Reeve
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Denicoff
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelaghan
authors.forename: Julia H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Trimble
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D054547:National Cancer Institute (U.S.); D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States