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1 Quality of Life and Non-Pain Symptoms in Patients with Cancer
Marieke H.J. van den Beuken-van Everdingen, MD, Janneke M. de Rijke, PhD, Alfons G. Kessels, MD, MSc, Harry C. Schouten, MD, PhD, Maarten van Kleef, MD, PhD, Jacob Patijn, MD, PhD  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages (August 2009) DOI: /j.jpainsymman Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 (a) Prevalence of moderate-to-severe physical non-pain symptoms in patients with cancer per disease group. ∗Indicates EORTC reference values;48 no reference values were found for listlessness and dry mouth. (b) Prevalence of moderate-to-severe psychological symptoms in patients with cancer per disease group. ∗Indicates EORTC reference values: irritable, difficulties remembering, tense, difficulties concentrating, and worries.48 HADS reference values: depression, anxiety.115 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 QoL (median, first and third quartiles, and range) per group per cancer type. Open circles represent patients whose scores were >1.5 times lower than the first quartile. In Group 3, the asterisks indicate individual cases. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Nontreatment rates of various moderate-to-severe symptoms.
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