BACKGROUND Tunneled pleural catheters (TPC) are used in the management of malignant pleural effusions (MPE), but the impact of this palliative procedure on patient quality of life (QoL) has not been well described. OBJECTIVES To ascertain the impact of TPCs on symptoms and QoL of patients with recurrent MPE. METHODS Patients with recurrent MPE completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 and LC13 QoL questi...

Stage of cervical cancer may adversely affect the quality of life (QOL) among patients. The objective of this study was to predict the QOL among cervical cancer patients by the stage of their cancer. A cross-sectional study from September 2012 until January 2013 was conducted among cervical cancer patients who completed treatment. All patients completed a interviewer-guided questionnaire compri...

King, M., Viney, R., Pickard, A., Rowen, D., Aaronson, N., Brazier, J., Cella, D., Costa, D., Fayers, P., Kemmler, G., Mercieca-Bebber, R., et al (2018). Australian Utility Weights for the EORTC QLU-C10D, a Multi-Attribute Utility Instrument Derived from the Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-C30. PharmacoEconomics, 36, 225-238. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40273-01...

Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) remains a challenge as the clinical manifestations are not specific, and a histological diagnosis is often unfeasible. The 2002 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (MSG) criteria for classification of cases into possible, probable or proven we...

Cutaneous lymphomas represent a heterogeneous group of malignant lymphoid diseases with particular tropism for the skin. Prognosis and treatment depend on the type of lymphoma, thus precise diagnosis and classification are of paramount importance. Classification of cutaneous lymphomas relies on a synthesis of all available information, including clinical history and presentation, histopathology...

BACKGROUND Radiotherapy (RT) improves overall survival (OS) of breast cancer patients after breast conserving surgery and after mastectomy in patients with involved lymph nodes (LN). The contribution of RT to the regional LN to this survival benefit was poorly understood. Recently, the results of three large randomized trials addressing this question have become available. MATERIAL AND METHOD...

The Piver classification of radical hysterectomy for the treatment of cervical cancer is outdated and misused. The Surgery Committee of the Gynecological Cancer Group of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) produced, approved, and adopted a revised classification. It is hoped that at least within the EORTC participating centers, a standardization of procedures ...