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    Long-term effect of a nurse-led psychosocial intervention on health-related quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: a randomised controlled trial

    Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients are prone to have a poor health-related quality of life after cancer treatment. This study investigated the effect of the nurse counselling and after intervention (NUCAI) on...

    I C van der Meulen, A M May, J R J de Leeuw, R Koole in British Journal of Cancer (2014)

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    Predictors of choosing life-long screening or prophylactic surgery in women at high and moderate risk for breast and ovarian cancer

    The aim of this study is to summarize published empirical data describing the predictors of adhering to screening practices and choosing to have prophylactic surgery in women at increased risk for breast and o...

    J. R. J. De Leeuw, M. J. van Vliet, M. G. E. M. Ausems in Familial Cancer (2008)

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    Reasons for non-standard treatment in elderly patients with advanced head and neck cancer

    Elderly patients with head and neck cancer are less likely to receive standard treatment. This study assessed the influence that age, tumour characteristics, comorbidity, social support, depressive symptoms an...

    W. Derks, J. R. J. de Leeuw, G. J. Hordijk in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology… (2005)