Intensive nursing management during chemotherapy can greatly improve quality of life, in addition to other health markers, in elderly patients diagnosed with gastric cancer, according to a recent study. A team of researchers from China conducted the study, which was published in the British Journal of Hospital Medicine. The investigators explained that their aim was to measure how the implementation of effective nursing management could impact outcomes for elderly patients with gastric cancer, given their greater susceptibility to risk events. ...
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