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Are Fertility Preservation Procedures Before Gonadotoxic Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Feasible and Safe in Very Young Children? A Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fertility preservation (FP) is increasingly integrated into the care of pediatric patients exposed to gonadotoxic therapy or conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), yet perioperative data in infants and toddlers remain scarce.
Kerstin Saalabian, Yannick Braun, Till‐Martin Theilen, Anke Barnbrock, Theresa Rohm, Fabienne Hammant, Nicole Sänger, Aynura Abbasova‐Semiz, Jan‐Henning Klusmann, Thomas Klingebiel, Udo Rolle, Peter Bader, Henning C. Fiegel, Andrea Jarisch   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES IN ROMANIA AND LITHUANIA

Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Philosophia, 2019
Advance directives, a set of written instructions that a person gives that specify what actions should be taken for their health if they are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity, are a well-implemented tool in America, but few ...
Ştefana Maria MOISĂ, Angela Mariana ENACHE, Andrada PÂRVU, Silvia DUMITRAȘ, Rodica GRAMMA, Gabriel ROMAN, Beatrice IOAN   +6 more
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Central Nervous System Neuroblastoma, FOXR2‐Activated: A Pooled Analysis of Published Clinical Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) neuroblastoma, FOXR2‐activated, is a recently recognized entity in the WHO CNS5 classification, defined by activation of the FOXR2 transcription factor and unique histopathological features. This review synthesizes available literature and pooled clinical data, providing insight into demographics ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Prospective Study of Advance Directives for Life-Sustaining Care [PDF]

, 1991
To evaluate the effectiveness of advance directives, the authors conducted a prospective study over a two-year period in a nursing home. A group of 126 competent residents and 49 family members of incompetent residents were interviewed to determine ...
Danis, Marion
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Willingness to develop an advance directive: perspectives of older persons at a national referral hospital in Uganda

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Understanding the treatment preferences of terminally ill patients is critical for the provision of quality care at the end of life. However, there is limited literature on the perspectives and willingness to develop advance directives among ...
Catherine Alupo, Erisa S. Mwaka, Betty Kwagala, Joseph Ochieng   +3 more
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Preferences for Advance Directives in Korea

Nursing Research and Practice, 2012
Background. The goal of advance directives is to help patients retain their dignity and autonomy by making their own decisions regarding end-stage medical treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine preferences of advance directives among general
So-Sun Kim, Won-Hee Lee, JooYoung Cheon, Jung-Eun Lee, KiSun Yeo, JuHee Lee   +5 more
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Feasibility and Safety of Somato‐Cognitive Coordination Therapy for Cerebellar Ataxia Following Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cerebellar ataxia after pediatric brain tumor treatment can cause persistent gait, balance, and speech impairment, yet no established rehabilitation strategy exists. Somato‐cognitive coordination therapy (SCCT) is a virtual reality–guided intervention designed to promote sensorimotor integration through visually constrained reaching
Masanobu Takeuchi, Takashi Matsuzawa, Jun Yamanishi, Masahiro Yoshitomi, Junji Ikeda, Shin‐Ichi Tsujimoto, Yasuteru Yamaguchi, Norio Shiba, Dhroov Pathare, Ayumi Kato, Masahiko Hara   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sorting Out Advance Directives [PDF]

, 2011
Important differences exist in advance directives.
Dimick, Chris
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Advance Directives Under State Law and Judicial Decisions [PDF]

, 1991
...To date, those state courts and legislatures that have addressed the issue have not only supported advance directives, they have, with the exception of Missouri, been very deferential to family decision-making even in the absence of written directives.
Areen, Judith, Annas, George J.
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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source