Simple Biomarkers During the Last Month of Life of Terminal Cancer Patients: A Sequential Study

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Jan;53(1):e1-e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.08.021. Epub 2016 Nov 8.

Authors

In Cheol Hwang¹, Youngmin Park², Yong Joo Lee³, Hong Yup Ahn⁴

Affiliations

¹ Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea.
² Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea.
³ Catholic University Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: sharp1003@hanmail.net.
⁴ Department of Statistics, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, South Korea.

PMID: 27832983
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.08.021

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Bilirubin / blood
Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
Blood Cell Count
C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Neoplasms / blood*
Neoplasms / therapy
Retrospective Studies
Serum Albumin / metabolism
Terminal Care*
Time Factors

Substances

Biomarkers, Tumor
Serum Albumin
C-Reactive Protein
Bilirubin