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Cancer Patient

A person who receives medical care for the purpose of treating, diagnosing or preventing cancer.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Dynamics of genomic clones in breast cancer patient xenografts at single-cell resolution
Human cancers, including breast cancers, comprise clones differing in mutation content. Clones evolve dynamically in space and… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
The financial toxicity of cancer treatment: a pilot study assessing out-of-pocket expenses and the insured cancer patient's experience.
PURPOSE Cancer patients carry rising burdens of health care-related out-of-pocket expenses, and a growing number of patients are… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The mutation spectrum revealed by paired genome sequences from a lung cancer patient
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with non-small-cell lung carcinomas in smokers being the… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Religiousness and spiritual support among advanced cancer patients and associations with end-of-life treatment preferences and quality of life.
PURPOSE Religion and spirituality play a role in coping with illness for many cancer patients. This study examined religiousness… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition
With the risk of more than one in three getting cancer during a lifetime, each of us is likely to experience cancer, or know… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
QultIflf ncne ains-a Quality of life in cancer patients -an hypothesis
Quality oflife is a difficult concept to define and to measure. An hypothesis is proposed which suggests that the quality oflife… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Progress and Promise of FDG-PET Imaging for Cancer Patient Management and Oncologic Drug Development
2-[18F]Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) assesses a fundamental property of neoplasia, the Warburg… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
General Population and Cancer Patient Norms for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G)
Given the number of new cancer cases diagnosed each year and the increases in survival rates, the importance of having a… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Weight loss in breast cancer patient management.
PURPOSE To systematically review and summarize evidence relevant to obesity and breast cancer clinical outcome, potential… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Changes in physicians' attitudes toward telling the cancer patient.
In answer to a questionnaire administered in 1961, 90% of responding physicians indicated a preference for not telling a cancer… 
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