Association between hope, depressive symptoms and related factors in oncology patients in a Hospital in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de PsiquiatriaObjective: To identify and correlate the level of hope, depression, and associated factors in patients in chemotherapy treatment. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted with cancer patients receiving outpatient or inpatient ...
Lucielli Pagnan Cechinel +3 more
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Testicular cancer and sperm DNA damage: short- and long-term effects of antineoplastic treatment [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of this study was to investigate sperm DNA damage induced by chemo- and radiotherapy in patients with testicular cancer to provide data on the extent and persistence of nuclear damage that might affect individual reproductive potential.
F. Rizzo +7 more
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Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2020 Objective: Systemic treatment of advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma has resulted in increased survival of patients, but real-life data are scarce, particularly in developing countries.
Paloma Porto Amorim +3 more
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Locally advanced cervical cancer: Preliminary results of the prospective randomized study [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2003 Background: The aim of this study is to show preliminary results of the randomized study that has been conducted among patients with advanced cervical cancer managed by loco-regional radiotherapy alone or combined treatment (radiotherapy with ...
Stanković Vesna V. +5 more
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Efficacy and Prognostic Effect of Daratumumab-based Chemotherapy Regimen in Multiple Myeloma: a Real-world Study [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2023 Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common hematologic malignancy. With the emergence of a variety of new drugs, the survival rates of patients have increased, however, further discussion on how to achieve deeper and faster remission and reduce ...
WANG Jun, WU Jiafei, WANG Yijing, ZHENG Boyue, WANG Yu, JIANG Chuanyan, LI Hui
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European surveillance of infections in cancer patients - ESIC [PDF]
, 1999 Major advances in cancer therapy result from development of multidrug chemotherapy regimens. Besides death from tumor progression, infections are currently one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity.
Buchheidt, D. +7 more
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The role of radiotherapy in combined treatment for locally advanced breast cancer with ipsilateral supraclavicular metastases [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2003 Background: Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) includes a heterogeneous group of breast neoplasms classified from stage IIB, IIIA to IIIB. LABC with ipsilateral supraclavicular adenopathy without evidence of distant disease is included in the stage IV
Mladenović Jasmina +6 more
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Pulse-Administered Toceranib Phosphate Plus Lomustine for Treatment of Unresectable Mast Cell Tumors in Dogs. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundNonresectable mast cell tumors (MCT) in dogs remain a therapeutic challenge, and investigation of novel combination therapies is warranted. Intermittent administration of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) combined with cytotoxic chemotherapy may
Avery, AC +7 more
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Natural killer cell response to chemotherapy-stressed cancer cells: Role in tumor immunosurveillance. [PDF]
, 2017 Natural killer (NK) cells are innate cytotoxic lymphoid cells that actively prevent neoplastic development, growth, and metastatic dissemination in a process called cancer immunosurveillance.
Borrelli, Cristiana +5 more
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Scalp cooling to prevent chemotherapy-induced alopecia, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2020 Chemotherapy-induced alopecia causes an important impact on cancer patients and its risk of persistence is currently a considerable issue in cancer survivors.
Giselle de Barros Silva +3 more
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