Aims and reasons : ethical questions about palliative systemic anticancer therapy

de Kort, S.J.

Author: S.J. de Kort
Title: Aims and reasons : ethical questions about palliative systemic anticancer therapy
Supervisors: D.L. Willems
D.J. Richel
Co-supervisors: A.J. Pols
Award date: 2 October 2009
Number of pages: 144
Document type: PhD thesis
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.323189

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Chapter 1: General introduction
Chapter 2: Quality of life versus prolongation of life in patients treated with chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer : a review of randomized controlled clinical trials
Chapter 3: Value judgements that matter to patients remain implicit in oncology guidelines : an observational study
Chapter 4: Cost issues in new disease-modifying treatments for advanced cancer : in-depth interviews with physicians
Chapter 5: Understanding palliative cancer chemotherapy : about shared decisions and shared trajectories
Chapter 6: Probably ineffective palliative systemic treatment : can it be justified?
Chapter 7: General discussion
Summary
Samenvatting
Dankwoord
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