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Rapid screening for psychologic Distress in men with prostate carcinoma: A pilot study by ROTH, A. J, KORNBLITH, A. B, BATEL-COPEL, L, PEABODY, E, SCHER, H. I, HOLLAND, J. C

“…As more oncology care is moved to the outpatient setting, the need for a rapid means for oncologists to identify patients with significant distress has…”
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National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement: Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer, November 1–3, 2000 by Eifel, P, Axelson, J A, Costa, J, Crowley, J, Curran, Jr, W J, Deshler, A, Fulton, S, Hendricks, C B, Kemeny, M, Kornblith, A B, Louis, T A, Markman, M, Mayer, R, Roter, D

“…Objective: Our goal was to provide health-care providers, patients, and the general public with an assessment of currently available data regarding the use of…”
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Is quality of life predictive of the survival of patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma? by Herndon, James E., Fleishman, Stewart, Kornblith, Alice B., Kosty, Michael, Green, Mark R., Holland, Jimmie

“…BACKGROUND Several studies have recently reported on the importance of quality of life (QOL) in predicting the survival of patients with lung carcinoma. To…”
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The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale: an instrument for the evaluation of symptom prevalence, characteristics and distress by Portenoy, R K, Thaler, H T, Kornblith, A B, Lepore, J M, Friedlander-Klar, H, Kiyasu, E, Sobel, K, Coyle, N, Kemeny, N, Norton, L

“…The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS) is a new patient-rated instrument that was developed to provide multidimensional information about a diverse group…”
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Symptom Prevalence, Characteristics and Distress in a Cancer Population by R. K. Portenoy, Thaler, H. T., Kornblith, A. B., J. Mc Carthy Lepore, H. Friedlander-Klar, N. Coyle, T. Smart-Curley, N. Kemeny, Norton, L., W. Hoskins, Scher, H.

“…Despite the importance of symptom control in the cancer population, few studies have systematically assessed the prevalence and characteristics of symptoms or…”
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The impact of docetaxel, estramustine, and low dose hydrocortisone on the quality of life of men with hormone refractory prostate cancer and their partners: A feasibility study by Kornblith, A. B., Herndon ll, J. E., Zuckerman, E., Godley, P. A., Savarese, D., Vogelzang, N. J., Holland, J. C.

“…Objectives The quality of life (QoL) of 44 men with HRPC and 37 partners (primary caregivers, most residing with the patient) was assessed in a multicenter…”
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Quality of life of patients with prostate cancer and their spouses. The value of a data base in clinical care by Kornblith, A B, Herr, H W, Ofman, U S, Scher, H I, Holland, J C

“…Because of the dearth of information concerning the quality of life of patients with prostate cancer, a data base was established to examine the nature and…”
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Psychologic and neuropsychologic functioning of patients with limited small-cell lung cancer treated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy with or without warfarin: a study by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B by Ahles, T A, Silberfarb, P M, Herndon, 2nd, J, Maurer, L H, Kornblith, A B, Aisner, J, Perry, M C, Eaton, W L, Zacharski, L L, Green, M R, Holland, J C

“…The current study assessed the psychologic and neuropsychologic functioning of patients with small-cell lung cancer who were randomized in a large clinical…”
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Quality of life and survival: The role of multidimensional symptom assessment by CHANG, V. T, THALER, H. T, POLYAK, T. A, KORNBLITH, A. B, LEPORE, J. M, PORTENOY, R. K

“…Recent data from clinical trials suggest that quality-of-life (QOL) measurements may independently predict survival. The relation between survival and QOL…”
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Pain in ovarian cancer patients. Prevalence, characteristics, and associated symptoms by Portenoy, R K, Kornblith, A B, Wong, G, Vlamis, V, Lepore, J M, Loseth, D B, Hakes, T, Foley, K M, Hoskins, W J

“…The prevalence, characteristics, and impact of pain and other symptoms have not been studied systematically in women with ovarian cancer. Anecdotally, pain has…”
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A comparative study of the long term psychosocial functioning of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors treated by intrathecal methotrexate with or without cranial radiation by Hill, James M., Kornblith, Alice B., Jones, Dana, Freeman, Arnold, Holland, James F., Glicksman, Arvin S., Boyett, James M., Lenherr, Beat, Brecher, Martin L., Dubowy, Ronald, Kung, Faith, Maurer, Harold, Holland, Jimmie C.

“…BACKGROUND Although previous research has delineated medical, cognitive, and neuropsychologic late effects of central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis for…”
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Quality of life for adult Leukemia survivors treated on clinical trials of cancer and Leukemia Group B during the period 1971-1988: Predictors for later psychologic distress by GREENBERG, D. B, KORNBLITH, A. B, HERNDON, J. E, ZUCKERMAN, E, SCHIFFER, C. A, WEISS, R. B, MAYER, R. J, WOLCHOK, S. M, HOLLAND, J. C

“…To identify predictors of psychosocial adjustment for survivors of adult acute leukemia, the adaptation of 206 survivors (77% with acute myelogenous leukemia,…”
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Does palliative care palliate? by Kornblith, A B

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The Health-Related Quality of Life and Survival of Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Results of a Companion Study to CALGB 9033 by M. J. Naughton, J. E. Herndon, II, S. A. Shumaker, Miller, A. A., Kornblith, A. B., D. Chao, Holland, J.

“…The purposes of this study were 2-fold: to evaluate the impact of the schedule dependency of etoposide (3-day IV short course vs. a 21-day oral prolonged…”
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Quality of life of maxillectomy patients using an obturator prosthesis by Kornblith, Alice B., Zlotolow, Ian M., Gooen, Jane, Huryn, Joseph M., Lerner, Todd, Strong, Elliot W., Shah, Jatin P., Spiro, Ronald H., Holland, Jimmie C.

“…Background The psychosocial adaptation of patients who had undergone a resection of the maxilla for cancer of the maxillary antrum and/or hard palate with the…”
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Involving family members in cancer care: focus group considerations of patients and oncological providers by Speice, J., Harkness, J., Laneri, H., Frankel, R., Roter, D., Kornblith, A.B., Ahles, T., Winer, E., Fleishman, S., Luber, P., Zevon, M., Mcquellon, R., Trief, P., Finkel, J., Spira, J., Greenberg, D., Rowland, J., Holland, J.C.

“…Family members are an integral part of a patient's cancer care from the moment the diagnosis is delivered to the conclusion of treatment. Family members bring…”
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Quality of Life of Women with Ovarian Cancer by KORNBLITH, ALICE B., THALER, HOWARD T., WONG, GEORGE, VLAMIS, VAIA, MCCARTHYLEPORE, JEAN, LOSETH, DIANE B., HAKES, THOMAS, HOSKINS, WILLIAM J., PORTENOY, RUSSELL K.

“…The primary objectives of this study were to determine the nature and extent of physical problems and psychological distress experienced by women with ovarian…”
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Cisplatin, vinblastine, and hydrazine sulfate in advanced, non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind phase III study of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B by Kosty, M P, Fleishman, S B, Herndon, 2nd, J E, Coughlin, K, Kornblith, A B, Scalzo, A, Morris, J C, Mortimer, J, Green, M R

“…To assess the chemotherapy regimen of cisplatin, vinblastine, and hydrazine sulfate administered to patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a…”
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Comparison of psychosocial adaptation of advanced stage Hodgkin's disease and acute leukemia survivors by Kornblith, A. B., Herndon, J. E., Zuckerman, E., Cella, D. F., Cherin, E., Wolchok, S., Weiss, R. B., Diehl, L. F., Henderson, ., Cooper, M. R., Schiffer, C., Canellos, G. P., Mayer, R. J., Silver, R. T., Schilling, A., Peterson, B. A., Greenberg, D., Holland, J. C.

“…Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term psychosocial adaptation of Hodgkin's disease and adult acute leukemia survivors. Patients…”
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A comparison of the quality of life of patients with metastatic prostate cancer who received or did not receive hormonal therapy by Herr, H W, Kornblith, A B, Ofman, U

“…The quality of life in patients who elected to receive hormonal therapy for newly diagnosed asymptomatic metastatic prostate cancer was compared with a…”
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