Quality of life in patients with bone tumors, a comparison between different treatments

• Published in: Revista de investigacion clinica Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 121 - 128
• Main Authors: González-Rodríguez, Eva, Riveros, Angélica, Benjet, Corina, González-Forteza, Catalina, León-Hernández, Saúl Renán, Rico-Martínez, Genaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Mexico 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Amputation; Bone Neoplasms - psychology; Bone Neoplasms - therapy; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Giant Cell Tumor of Bone - psychology; Giant Cell Tumor of Bone - therapy; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Osteosarcoma - psychology; Osteosarcoma - therapy; Quality of Life; Salvage Therapy; Sarcoma - psychology; Sarcoma - therapy; Young Adult

INTRODUCTION. Previously, amputation was the only treatment option for patients with malignant bone tumors. Due to technological, medical and surgical advances, the number of survivors and years of survival has been increasing, and thus, the interest in evaluating the impact of this disease on quali...