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Changes Coming to Lung Cancer Symptom Survey
Changes Coming to Lung Cancer Symptom Survey
R Finn
20090718
2009 Aug 18
Elsevier Global Medical News
Changes Coming to Lung Cancer Symptom Survey
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Aug 18, R Finn
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) - A Web-based survey of 660 patients with lung cancer will result in 4 new items being added to a widely used quality-of-life measure, according to a report at the World Conference on Lung Cancer. The Lung Cancer Symptom Survey (LCSS) will be changed for the first time in 20 years, said Dr. Richard J. Gralla, who led the study. The four new items are independence, sleep, anxiety, and depression.Intended to improve the content validity of LCSS, the anonymous survey was conducted...