Archives of Surgical Oncology

El Mesbahi O

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• Research Article
  Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Lung Cancer in Morocco
  Author(s): Benbrahim Z, El Fakir S, Mrabti H, Nejjari C, Benider A, Errihani H, El Mesbahi O and Mellas NBenbrahim Z, El Fakir S, Mrabti H, Nejjari C, Benider A, Errihani H, El Mesbahi O and Mellas N
  
  Background: The Moroccan perspective on quality of life (QOL) in lung cancer has not been studied adequately in a country where the disease represents the leading cause of cancer among men. Methods: Data on Health Related QoL were collected within a Moroccan multicenter prospective study in patients with lung cancer. We used the EORTC QLQ–C30 and the lung specific module (EORTC QLQ–LC13) to highlight the health-related QOL of Moroccan patients with lung cancer. We also assessed the socio-demographic and clinical variables that predict the scales of the QLQ–C30 and QLQ-LC13. Results: The mean age of the 497 participants was 61.24 ± 10.55 years. The majority of patients (91.8%) were male and 76.9% had stages III and IV disease. Patients study reported an impaired HRQoL as compared to the normal pop.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2471-2671.1000113

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