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Performance status
In
medicine
(
oncology
and other fields),
performance status
is an attempt to quantify
cancer patients
' general well-being and activities of daily life. This measure is used to determine whether they can receive
chemotherapy
, whether dose adjustment is necessary, and as a measure for the required intensity of
palliative care
. It is also used in
oncological
randomized controlled trials
as a measure of
quality of life
.
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