Chemotherapy specific QOL measures
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Questionnaire Acronym Description Free to noncommercial research? Validation with cancer patients Examples of cancer studies where instrument identified an effect Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Questionnaire BCQ 30 items, covering: • Consequence s of hair loss • Emotional dysfunction • Physical symptoms • Trouble/incon venience • Fatigue • Nausea • Positive wellbeing ? In 418 women with Stage II breast cancer: 2
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