Life beyond a diagnosis of glioblastoma: a systematic review of the literature.
Background: The median survival of glioblastoma is 12-14 months with less than 10% of patients surviving at least 2 years from diagnosis. Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma face poor prognosis, significant symptom burden, and high care needs. The aim of this study is to undertake a literature revi...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Cancer Survivorship Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 447 - 453 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Aug2017
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