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01.08.2008 | Review Article
Impact of skeletal complications on patients’ quality of life, mobility, and functional independence
verfasst von:
Luis Costa, Xavier Badia, Edward Chow, Allan Lipton, Andrew Wardley
Erschienen in:
Supportive Care in Cancer
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Ausgabe 8/2008
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Abstract
Introduction
Skeletal-related events (SREs) from malignant bone disease cause considerable morbidity and can dramatically reduce patients’ quality of life.
Discussion
Pathologic fractures often require surgical intervention and palliative radiotherapy. Thus, patients suffer impaired mobility, loss of functional independence, and diminished health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Bisphosphonates can delay the onset and reduce the incidence of SREs and have become the standard of care for the treatment of malignant bone disease; however, minimal information on the effects of bisphosphonate treatment on HRQOL is available. Targeted HRQOL assessments for patients with malignant bone disease are currently under development and are discussed herein.