Comparison of breast and rectal cancer patients' quality of life: results of a four year prospective field study.

abstract：:Women experience significant emotional distress in relation to further diagnostic evaluation of pre-cancerous cell changes of the cervix. However, less is known about the specific variables that contribute to elevated state anxiety and negative affect prior to colposcopy. The study aims to identify psychosocial factor...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Kola S,Walsh JC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preparing cancer patients and their families for chemotherapy treatment is difficult. The challenge lies in finding ways to promote self-care and improve their ability to recall instructions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of an educational video with regard to patients' ability to recall and rep...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Kinnane N,Thompson L

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to translate into Polish and validate the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Ophthalmic Module (QLQ-OPT30). The QLQ-OPT30 was translated and pilot-tested according to EORTC guidelines. Patients were qualified based on the histo...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Chmielowska K,Tomaszewski KA,Pogrzebielski A,Brandberg Y,Romanowska-Dixon B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate chemotherapy-induced alterations in the functional framework of the brain, and probe the relationship between these changes and executive function impairments in breast cancer patients. Thirty-three breast cancer patients (BC) after receiving chemotherapy and 31 matched healthy ...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Tao L,Lin H,Yan Y,Xu X,Wang L,Zhang J,Yu Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constipation and the laxatives polyethylene glycol (PEG), sodium picosulphate (SPS) and lactulose (L) were investigated in outpatients with cancer and on opioid therapy. Randomly selected patients were enrolled in a prospective, controlled, open-label trial. Endpoints were number of patients taking laxatives >28 days,...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Wirz S,Nadstawek J,Elsen C,Junker U,Wartenberg HC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the management and outcome of inguinal recurrence in vulvar carcinoma patients. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 140 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva treated between 1994 and 2006. Twenty-one patients were found to have groin recurrence. Median int...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Cormio G,Loizzi V,Carriero C,Cazzolla A,Putignano G,Selvaggi L

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A project was funded by the UK's Department of Health to develop national guidelines for breast cancer related lymphoedema using a Consensus Strategy. This involved the organization of a consensus conference with a multidisciplinary panel of experts, an extensive literature review, the production of clinical guideline...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Kirshbaum M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gastroesophageal cancer has high mortality, and continuous assessment of patient-reported data is salient for optimisation of supportive care. We aimed to evaluate our multidisciplinary concept with respect to patient-reported variables. METHODS:At diagnosis and later during the treatment, three areas of pat...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Sundbom M,Ekfjord L,Willman M,Hedberg J,Randeniye S,Christensen M,Kildal M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Threatening nature of childhood cancer and the aggressiveness of prescribed treatments place enormous stress on the family of children suffering from cancer. This study was conducted to better understand the lived experiences of parents of children suffering from cancer and to document their account of such experience...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Taleghani F,Fathizadeh N,Naseri N

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on promising preclinical data, a progressive series of evaluations of the use of high-dose mitoxantrone-based chemotherapy was initiated in acute leukaemia patients. A preliminary phase I study demonstrated that up to 80 mg/m2 of mitoxantrone in combination with cytarabine 3 g/m2 daily for 5 days could be given ...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Feldman EJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma (CRC) often develop bone metastases with a high risk of complications. Ibandronate is a novel single-nitrogen bisphosphonate that has been shown to be effective for treating bone metastases from breast cancer. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to evaluat...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Heras P,Karagiannis S,Kritikos K,Hatzopoulos A,Mitsibounas D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to evaluate cancer-targeting potential of a newly synthesised radiopharmaceutical, 99m Tc-resveratrol in vivo, using colon cancer model. Colon cancer was induced in 20 male Sprague-Dawley rats by subcutaneous administration of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH), dissolved in 1 mM EDTA-normal saline, at a dose...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Kamal R,Dhawan DK,Chadha VD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the treatment of choice in most head and neck cancers. Very often, the surgery is radical with high impact on the psychosocial, functional and aesthetic fields. The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the patient's, clinician's and key informant's point of view when surgery is proposed, t...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Losi E,Guberti M,Ghirotto L,Di Leo S,Bassi MC,Costi S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the extent of exercise prescription within cancer care. This cross-sectional survey aims to identify Irish oncology nurses and physiotherapists' current knowledge and practice in prescribing exercise for cancer care and barriers to such prescription. An online survey was distributed to the Charte...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： O'Hanlon E,Kennedy N

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female partners of prostate cancer (PCa) survivors experience heightened psychological distress that may be greater than that expressed by PCa patients. However, optimal approaches to detect distressed, or at risk of distress, partners are unclear. This study applied receiver operating characteristics analysis to eval...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Hyde MK,Zajdlewicz L,Lazenby M,Dunn J,Laurie K,Lowe A,Chambers SK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This module discusses the diverse cultural needs of people affected by cancer and how those needs can be assessed and met. The UK experience with Black or Minority Ethnic (BME) communities will be used to explore the issues of awareness of and detection of cancer. ...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Thompson R,Van Der Molen B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a burdensome symptom for breast cancer (BC) patients. In this pilot study, we tested several questionnaires as predictors for treatment responsiveness, along with the implementation of a multimodal therapy concept consisting of sleep, psycho-education, eurythmy, painting therapy and sta...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Kröz M,Reif M,Zerm R,Winter K,Schad F,Gutenbrunner C,Girke M,Bartsch C

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a series of 93 patients diagnosed with craniopharyngioma during a 15-year period with respect to presenting symptom, clinical course and management. The majority (62%) of patients were men, and had presented with neurological symptoms (75%), with headaches (82%) being the most common presenting symptom. The...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Larijani B,Bastanhagh MH,Pajouhi M,Kargar Shadab F,Vasigh A,Aghakhani S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of first-time enquirers using a cancer information service in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is presented. Our results show that women are three times more likely to use the service than men, with relatives and friends more likely to seek information on behalf of cancer patients than patients them...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Manning DL,Quigley P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supported self-care interventions are a low-intensity treatment for depression that has received little research attention in the cancer population. This is a phase II intervention only study to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a depression self-care intervention for cancer patients...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： McCusker J,Yaffe M,Faria R,Lambert S,Li M,Poirier-Bisson J,Magalhaes M,de Raad M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Employ the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance framework to evaluate the effectiveness of a co-located exercise clinic model in increasing access to exercise for people undergoing cancer treatment in a private clinic in Western Australia. METHODS:This retrospective evaluation utilised...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Kennedy MA,Bayes S,Galvão DA,Singh F,Spry NA,Davis M,Chee R,Zissiadis Y,Hart NH,Taaffe DR,Newton RU

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Art therapy in psycho-oncology is gaining increasing importance, but systematic evaluations of its effects are rare. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of an art therapy intervention for cancer patients in ambulant aftercare on psychological distress and coping. The intervention consisted of 22 sessio...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Geue K,Richter R,Buttstädt M,Brähler E,Singer S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster (BFM) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) consortia's treatment strategies for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in children are widely used. We compared the health effects and monetary costs of hospital treatments for these two strategies. Parents of children treated at seven centres in...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Rae C,Furlong W,Jankovic M,Moghrabi A,Naqvi A,Sala A,Samson Y,DePauw S,Feeny D,Barr R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate health professionals' perspectives about factors that impede or facilitate cancer care for Indigenous people. Semi-structured interviews with 22 health professionals involved in Indigenous cancer care. Data were interpreted using an inductive thematic analysis approach. Participants presented their pers...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Meiklejohn JA,Adams J,Valery PC,Walpole ET,Martin JH,Williams HM,Garvey G

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although uterine prolapse and carcinoma of the uterine cervix are not rare event, their association is very uncommon. An 86-year-old patient gravida 8, para 5 was admitted for vaginal bleeding from a uterine prolapse of 20 years of duration. On physical examination, a complete third-degree prolapsed uterus with an ulc...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Loizzi V,Cormio G,Selvaggi L,Carriero C,Putignano G

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this pilot study was to assess the effectiveness of using progressive muscle relaxation training (PMRT) in the management of chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting in Chinese breast cancer patients receiving doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide as well as feasibility issues for a larger study. Eight patients ...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Molassiotis A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of an integrated yoga programme on chemotherapy-related nausea and emesis in early operable breast cancer outpatients. Sixty-two subjects were randomly allocated to receive yoga (n = 28) or supportive therapy intervention (n = 34) during the course of their chemotherapy. Both groups had ...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Raghavendra RM,Nagarathna R,Nagendra HR,Gopinath KS,Srinath BS,Ravi BD,Patil S,Ramesh BS,Nalini R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodeno-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (DP-ETs) are increasingly diagnosed today due to the widespread use of modern imaging methods. Duodeno-pancreatic endocrine tumours should be treated by radical surgical resection, which offers a high chance for cure when the disease is localized. A high index of suspicion is ...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Peros G,Sakorafas GH,Konstantoudakis G,Giannopoulos GA,Petropoulou K,Parasi A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the predictive power of psychological flexibility, masculine self-esteem and stoicism in influencing psychological distress and quality of life in men diagnosed with prostate cancer. It explores relationships between these theorised predictors and prostate cancer physical symptoms, an esta...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： McAteer G,Gillanders D

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients commonly develop shoulder disability and reduction in quality of life (QOL) following neck dissection surgery. There is a lack of studies investigating the impact of preventative rehabilitation to prevent shoulder disability in this population. An exploratory trial was undertaken to investigate this gap in th...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Lauchlan DT,McCaul JA,McCarron T,Patil S,McManners J,McGarva J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00