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Supportive care

Known as: supportive care/therapy, care/therapy, supportive, Supportive Therapy 
Supportive care is that which helps the patient and their family to cope with cancer and treatment of it from pre-diagnosis, through the process of… 
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Health Services

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Nondirective TherapyPalliative Care

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Is Liver Resection Justified in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma? Results of an Observational Study in 464 Patients
Background and ObjectiveThe role of liver resection in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (multinodular or with macroscopic… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Irinotecan versus best supportive care (BSC) as second-line therapy in gastric cancer: A randomized phase III study of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie (AIO).
4540 Background: Up to now the value of 2nd-line therapy for metastatic gastric cancer is unclear. So far there are no randomized… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Measuring supportive care in medical oncology practice: lessons learned from the quality oncology practice initiative.
We provide a brief review of the use of quality measures to assess supportive care in the medical oncology office. Specifically… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Supportive and palliative care of pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies. An estimated 32,300 patients will die of pancreatic cancer in year 2006… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Esophageal atresia: historical evolution of management and results in 371 patients.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A phase III study of irinotecan (CPT-11) versus best supportive care in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have failed 5-fluorouracil therapy. V301 Study Group.
In a prospective multicenter trial, 279 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who had failed 5-fluorouracil therapy were… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Psychopharmacology in supportive care of cancer: a review for the clinician
Abstract This review covers pharmacokinetics, adverse effects and drug interactions of antidepressants and the indications for… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
End-of-Life Care in Medical Textbooks
Improvement in end-of-life care has become a demand of the public and a priority for health care professionals. Medical textbooks… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Changes in plasma concentrations of vasoactive neuropeptides in patients with sepsis and septic shock.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Development of a comprehensive supportive care team for the hopelessly ill on a university hospital medical service.
We developed a supportive care service for a university hospital medical service that serves a socially and medically… 
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