Defining the Quality of Life:

Quality of life for a cancer patient and his or her family refers to the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being of their lives from diagnosis, through treatment, and for the balance of the patient's life.

The Quality of Life Issue:

As the number of cancer survivors continues to grow and, in fact, survive to increasingly older ages, quality of life measures at each phase of the cancer continuum become a major concern.

The Objective of the Team :

Address quality of life issues related to the needs of cancer patients, their families, friends, and caregivers including but not limited to pain control, long term care, palliative care and access to accurate, complete, comprehensible, and culturally relevant information.