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Caring for a dying spouse at the end of life: 'It's one of the things you volunteer for when you get married': a qualitative study of the oldest carers' experiences. [PDF]

, 2016
older people aged 80 and over are increasingly providing end-of-life care to spouses at home and often do so for long periods of time, while also trying to manage their own illnesses and disabilities.
Carol Thomas, Christine Milligan, Claire King, David Seamark, Mary Turner, Noël-Miller, Sarah G. Brearley, Sheila Payne, Susan Blake, Xu Wang, Zizza   +10 more
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Response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancers is associated with epithelial–mesenchymal transition and tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are associated with early breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). This study evaluated EMT and TIL shifts, with immunofluorescence and RNA sequencing, at diagnosis and in residual tumors as potential biomarkers associated with treatment response.
Françoise Derouane, Jérôme Ambroise, Cédric van Marcke, Mieke Van Bockstal, Martine Berlière, Christine Galant, Hélène Dano, Médina Lougué, Elena Benidovskaya, Guy Jerusalem, Vincent Bours, Claire Josse, Jérôme Thiry, Aurélie Daumerie, Caroline Bouzin, Cyril Corbet, François P. Duhoux   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2008 [PDF]

, 2007
[Excerpt] Older Americans are an economically diverse group. In 2008, the median income of individuals aged 65 and older was $18,208 but incomes varied widely around this average.
Purcell, Patrick
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Elderly Care Services: Development Prospects in Context of Population Ageing [PDF]

, 2014
Wraz ze starzeniem się ludności będzie wzrastać zapotrzebowanie na usługi opiekuńcze. Zgodnie z prognozą Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego, w 2035 roku osoby w wieku 65 lat i więcej będą stanowiły 23% populacji Polski, podczas gdy obecnie jest to około 13%
Szweda-Lewandowska, Zofia
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Is Spinal Surgery Safe for Elderly Patients Aged 80 and Above? Predictors of Mortality and Morbidity in an Asian Population [PDF]

Neurospine, 2019
Objective We aimed to determine the 2-year mortality and morbidity rates following spine surgery in elderly patients (age ≥80 years) and to study the associated risk factors.
Joshua Yuan-Wang Tan, Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal, Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peripheral blood proteome biomarkers distinguish immunosuppressive features of cancer progression

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Immune status significantly influences cancer progression. This study used plasma proteomics to analyze benign 67NR and malignant 4T1 breast tumor models at early and late tumor stages. Immune‐related proteins–osteopontin (Spp1), lactotransferrin (Ltf), calreticulin (Calr) and peroxiredoxin 2 (Prdx2)–were associated with systemic myeloid‐derived ...
Yeon Ji Park, Jae Won Oh, Hyewon Chung, Jung Won Kwon, Yi Rang Na, Kwang Pyo Kim, Seung Hyeok Seok   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plasma lipidomic and metabolomic profiles in high‐grade glioma patients before and after 72‐h presurgery water‐only fasting

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Presurgery 72‐h fasting in GB patients leads to adaptations of plasma lipids and polar metabolites. Fasting reduces lysophosphatidylcholines and increases free fatty acids, shifts triglycerides toward long‐chain TGs and increases branched‐chain amino acids, alpha aminobutyric acid, and uric acid.
Iris Divé, Lisa Hahnefeld, Katharina J. Wenger, Donat Kögel, Joachim Steinbach, Gerd Geisslinger, Michael W. Ronellenfitsch, Irmgard Tegeder   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in the older senior

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2009
Sheryl F Vondracek, Sunny A LinneburDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy C238-L15, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USAAbstract: The older senior is at high risk for osteoporosis.
Sheryl F Vondracek, Sunny A Linnebur
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Relationship between obesity, sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and bone mineral density in elderly subjects aged 80 years and over

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Objective This study sought to analyze the relationship between the components and aggravations of body composition (obesity, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity) and bone mineral density in elderly subjects aged ≥80 years.
Vanessa Ribeiro dos Santos, Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro, Igor Conterato Gomes, Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior, Luís Alberto Gobbo   +4 more
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A systematic review of the intervention components, adherence and outcomes of enhanced recovery programmes in older patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Enhanced recovery programmes (ERPs) aim to attenuate the surgical stress response and accelerate recovery after surgery, but are not specifically designed for older patients.
Katleen Fagard, Albert Wolthuis, André D’Hoore, Marleen Verhaegen, Jos Tournoy, Johan Flamaing, Mieke Deschodt   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source