Young adults with cancer: parents' interactions with health care professionals.

abstract：:With fever being the most common manifestation of early sepsis, clinical practice guidelines emphasise the prompt institution of broad-spectrum antibacterial therapy at its onset. An audit was performed on the haematology ward to determine whether there was any delay in starting antibiotic treatment during neutropenia...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： van Vliet M,Potting CM,Sturm PD,Donnelly JP,Blijlevens NM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to compare frailty status between patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) and other solid malignancies. METHODS:Data collection was prospective, and the following were compared between cohorts at baseline: patient and tumour characteristics, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), Groningen Frailty Indic...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Bras L,Driessen DAJJ,de Vries J,Festen S,van der Laan BFAM,van Leeuwen BL,de Bock GH,Halmos GB

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing body of evidence on the importance of work following a diagnosis of cancer and the need to provide better information, advice and related support to patients on work engagement. The aim of this study was to better understand the nature of those needs and to identify better ways to meet these for tho...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： MacLennan SJ,Murdoch SE,Cox T

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug interactions are commonly seen in the treatment of cancer patients. Psychotropics are often indicated for these patients since they may also suffer from pre-existing psychological disorders or experience insomnia and anxiety associated with cancer therapy. Thus, the risk of anticancer drug (ACD)-psychotropic drug...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Yap KY,Tay WL,Chui WK,Chan A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Across Australia, prostate cancer support groups (PCSG) have emerged to fill a gap in psychosocial care for men and their families. However, an understanding of the triggers and influencers of the PCSG movement is absent. We interviewed 21 SG leaders (19 PC survivors, two partners), of whom six also attended a focus g...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Dunn J,Casey C,Sandoe D,Hyde MK,Cheron-Sauer MC,Lowe A,Oliffe JL,Chambers SK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic mutations in key oncogenes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and melanoma are important determinants of tumour sensitivity to targeted therapies. Molecular screening for these predictive biomarkers is routinely used to inform treatment decisions; however, little is known about how best to communicate testi...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Liang R,Meiser B,Smith S,Kasparian NA,Lewis CR,Chin M,Long GV,Ward R,Menzies AM,Harris-Wai JN,Kaur R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgery for paediatric cancer presents many stresses on patients and families. The authors aimed to understand the long-term impact of childhood cancer surgery on survivors and parents. METHODS:The study recruited participants from 11 Australia/New Zealand hospitals for telephone interviews. The authors used...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Gabriel MG,Wakefield CE,Vetsch J,Karpelowsky JS,Darlington AE,Cohn RJ,Signorelli C,ANZCHOG Survivorship Study Group.

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies show that chronic fatigue is the most frequently reported symptom related to cancer and its treatment. In order to evaluate the problem in Sweden, a questionnaire was mailed to 442 registered nurses in the autumn of 1995 with the aim of determining cancer nurses' views of the nature and causes of cancer-r...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Magnusson K,Karlsson E,Palmblad C,Leitner C,Paulson A

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first generation of Turkish and Northwest African immigrants in Belgium are ageing and at risk for developing cancer. Relatives play an important role and provide both emotional and practical care, including mental support and acting as a contact person and/or a translator for improving access to healthcare, as mo...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： van Eechoud I,Grypdonck M,Leman J,Van Den Noortgate N,Deveugele M,Verhaeghe S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies support the validity and psychometric properties of the DT&PL for measuring psychosocial distress in breast cancer survivors (BCSs). However, next to psychosocial problems, it is equally important to identify distress caused by limitations in physical functioning. Validity of the DT&PL for the identifi...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Robbeson C,Hugenholtz-Wamsteker W,Meeus M,Devoogdt N,Nijs J,De Groef A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of a reinforcement message (RM) administered by a hospital pharmacist on adherence, through a randomised study involving patients undergoing oral chemotherapy from which an objective outcome measure and patients' subjective opinions were collected. A secondary aim was to detect which ...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Ghiggia A,Bianco A,Castelli L,Baratta F,Birocco N,Scaldaferri M,Milla P,Tesio V,Rosso S,Torta R,Brusa P,Cattel F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In South Africa, cervical cancer is the most common female cancer followed by breast cancer. Despite the high incidence of these cancers, population-based screening is limited to cervical screening available at primary health clinics. Cervical screening uptake is, however, low. In 2009 a new cancer prevention initiati...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Tum SJ,Maree JE,Clarke M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:As part of a major study of the impact of childhood cancer on Chinese families, 17 families agreed to be interviewed after the death of their child from cancer. They convey what happens to the child's body after death and what remembrances the family has kept of their child's belongings. They share how they have adjus...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Martinson IM,Chang GQ,Liang YH

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to clarify the term 'palliative' in clinical oncology. A qualitative study design with in-depth interviews was applied. The study sample included 30 cancer patients and 16 physicians. In clinical oncology, the use of the term 'palliative' to describe both anticancer treatments and palli...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： van Kleffens T,Van Baarsen B,Hoekman K,Van Leeuwen E

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to ascertain the tumour type, sex variation and mean age of presentation of ocular tumours, as well as to update the available literature on the prevalence of the common ocular neoplasms in our environment. In this study, we analysed the data of 61 ocular biopsy specimens received between Janu...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Nzegwu CO,Nzegwu MA,Aligbe JU,Oghre E,Waziri-Erameh MJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:The aim of this study is to explore, from a medical sociological perspective, the use of complementary therapies by palliative care nurses. This paper shows how the conceptual vocabulary developed by Giddens [Giddens A. (1990) The Consequences of Modernity. Polity Press, Cambridge; Giddens A. (1991) Modernity and Self...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Garnett M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue--which is a complex, multicausal, and multidimensional subjective experience--is today the most frequently reported symptom from patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of fatigue in cancer patients and to describe the categories and dimensions of the symptoms. A qualitative m...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Magnusson K,Möller A,Ekman T,Wallgren A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increasing numbers of patients face the psychosocial challenge of a diagnosis of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). We explored the psychosocial impact of an HPV-OSCC diagnosis for patients and their partners. METHODS:In-depth interviews were conducted with pat...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Dodd RH,Forster AS,Marlow LAV,Waller J

更新日期：2019-03-01 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 efficacy of traditional follow-up care is being challenged, as cancer survivors' supportive and psychological needs are often neither identified, nor addressed. This study's aim was to develop a holistic surgical follow-up clinic for oral and oropharyngeal cancer patients were participants completed a disease-spec...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Semple CJ,Lannon D,Qudairat E,McCaughan E,McCormac R

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Painful bone metastases cause reduced quality of life (QoL) in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Alpha-emitter 223Radium is associated with a clear survival benefit and significant bone pain palliation in CRPC patients with symptomatic bone metastases. The aim of this study was to eva...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： De Vincentis G,Frantellizzi V,Follacchio GA,Farcomeni A,Pani A,Samaritani R,Schinzari G,Santini D,Cortesi E

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although existential needs are highly prevalent in patients with cancer, specific sources of meaning have been little explored. We investigated whether specific sources of meaning predict global meaning and psychological distress. N = 258 patients with breast (45%), lung (39%) and gynaecological cancer (16%) completed...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Scheffold K,Mehnert A,Müller V,Koch U,Härter M,Vehling S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that 20-25% of cancer patients suffer often unrecognized and untreated long-term depression, a condition that can make life miserable. Symptoms can include: lack of sleep; loss of interest in life; anxiety; irritation; loss of concentration; and, in severe cases, thoughts of suicide; leading to an over...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Bottomley A

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:Mirtazapine and olanzapine are easy-to-use psychiatric drugs with potent antinausea effects. Ondansetron and later members of the 'setron class are currently standard treatments for cancer chemotherapy-related nausea and emesis. They are potent 5-HT3 blockers, but it is often not appreciated that mirtazapine and olanz...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Kast RE,Foley KF

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of understanding or knowledge of research among patients participating in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) is common. However, there is a lack of validated measures to assess the extent of the problem. The aim of this study was to develop and pilot a questionnaire to assess knowledge and understanding of RCTs in...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Hutchison C,Cowan C,Paul J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A moisturising micro-gel spray for prevention of dryness was compared with commercial products and artificial saliva in vitro and in a clinical setting in patients with cancer. Survival of cultured human gingival epithelial cells was evaluated after treatment with each product for 15 min. A dry test was performed for ...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Ota Y,Morito A,Fujisawa K,Nishida M,Hata H,Ueno T,Yurikusa T,Murata T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enable demand-based palliative care, it is important to know the perceptions of terminally ill patients and their family members regarding home and hospice as places of care at the end of life. Eight women and five men suffering from cancer and with a life expectancy of 3 months or less were interviewed. In each ca...

journal_title：European journal of cancer care

authors： Luijkx KG,Schols JM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00