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Lead
Vanderbilt University
With
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
OBJECTIVES:
* To determine patient satisfaction with subcutaneous venous-access device placement in oncology patients.
OUTLINE: Patients complete a computer-based survey while in the treatment area of the Vanderbilt Oncology Clinic. Basic demographic information and basic information regarding the placement of the device and complications are collected from the patient's medical record.
Age
18–120
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Diagnosis of a solid tumor malignancy
* No hematological malignancy
Patient at the Vanderbilt Oncology Clinic
Has undergone placement of a subcutaneous, single-lumen venous-access device within the past 6 months
* No patients who have had ≥ 2 venous-access devices placed by ≥ 1 department
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Not specified
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
See Disease Characteristics
Not currently undergoing preparation for or process of stem cell transplantation
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