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Microbiological characteristics of infections in a group of colombian patients with oncological diagnosis, 2014 – 2016

Infectio, 2020
Objective: We aimed to describe the microbiological characteristics of infections in patients from an oncological center during 2.014-2.016. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, a total of 7.837 cultures corresponding to 1.216 patients ...
José W. Martínez
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Information interventions for orienting patients and their carers to cancer care facilities [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010
Cancer patients experience distress and anxiety related to their diagnosis, treatment and the unfamiliar cancer centre. Strategies with the aim of orienting patients to a cancer care facility may improve patient outcomes. Although meeting patients' information needs at different stages is important, there is little agreement about the type of ...
Chan, Ray, Webster, Joan, Hall, Jenny
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Quality of Cancer Care in Tanzania as Experienced by Patients: A Qualitative Study

SAGE Open Nursing, 2023
Introduction Cancer is a disease of public importance in Tanzania. Considering a limited health care system with few cancer centers and low health literacy in general, people are diagnosed at late stage and face difficulties in accessing care for their ...
Paulo L. Kidayi MSc, RN, PhD student, Hélio Manhica PhD, MSc, Christina C. Mtuya MSc, PhD student, Mahande Michael Johnson PhD, MSc, Serventi Furaha MD, Ragnhild E. Aune PhD, Gunilla Björling PhD, BSc, RN   +6 more
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Breast cancers missed during screening in a tertiary-care hospital mammography facility [PDF]

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2019
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females worldwide. Screening with mammography for early breast cancer detection is standard community practice in many countries.Identify causes of missed breast cancers during screening.Retrospective, observational.Department of radiology at a tertiary-care hospital mammographic screening facility.All women ...
Khawaja Bilal Waheed, Muhammad Zia Ul Hassan, Donya Al Hassan, Alaa Ali Ghaithan Al Shamrani, Muneera Al Bassam, Ahmed Aly Elbyali, Tamer Mohamed Shams, Zainab Ahmed Demiati, Zechriah Jebakumar Arulanatham   +8 more
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Perception of the quality of communication with physicians among relatives of dying residents of long-term care facilities in 6 European countries : PACE cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2003
Objective: To examine how relatives evaluate the quality of communication with the treating physician of a dying resident in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and to assess its differences between countries. Design: A cross-sectional retrospective study
Barańska, Ilona, Kijowska, Violetta, Engels, Yvonne, Finne-Soveri, Harriet, Froggatt, Katherine, Gambassi, Giovanni, Hammar, Teija, Oosterveld-Vlug, Mariska, Payne, Sheila, Van Den Noortgate, Nele, Smets, Tinne, Deliens, Luc, Van den Block, Lieve, Szczerbińska, Katarzyna   +13 more
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Design of a Hospice Referral System for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Using a Standards-Based Health Information Exchange System [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2018
ObjectivesThe demand for hospice has been increasing among patients with cancer. This study examined the current hospice referral scenario for terminally ill cancer patients and created a data form to collect hospice information and a modified health ...
Kahyun Lim, Jeong-Whun Kim, Sooyoung Yoo, Eunyoung Heo, Hyerim Ji, Beodeul Kang   +5 more
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Sociodemographic Determinants of Burden and Resilience among Caregivers of Children Diagnosed with Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Caregiving encompasses various challenges and adversities, with resilience playing a crucial role in navigating these hurdles. However, resilience is influenced by individual characteristics, prompting an examination of how demographic ...
Dipti Thakur, Sheema Aleem, Sagar Karia, Amita Mahajan, Chandrika Verma   +4 more
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Nuclear Oncology in Northeast India: Current scenario, challenges, and way forward

Annals of Oncology Research and Therapy, 2022
The recent ICMR-NCDIR population-based cancer registry data indicate that India's Northeast (NE) region is a hotbed of cancer cases, and has been dubbed as the “Cancer Capital of India” in the past literature.
Kalpa Jyoti Das, Jitendra Kumar Meena, Abhinav Singhal   +2 more
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Geospatial analysis and impact of targeted development of breast cancer care in The Gambia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background The Gambia has one of the lowest survival rates for breast cancer in Africa. Contributing factors are late presentation, delays within the healthcare system, and decreased availability of resources.
Ousman Sanyang, Fidel Lopez-Verdugo, Meghan Mali, Moustafa Moustafa, Jonathan Nellermoe, Justin Sorensen, Mustapha Bittaye, Ramou Njie, Yankuba Singhateh, Ngally Aboubacarr Sambou, Alison Goldsmith, Nuredin I. Mohammed, Kirstyn E. Brownson, Raymond R. Price, Edward Sutherland   +14 more
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Hospice care in the Netherlands: who applies and who is admitted to inpatient care? [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Ten percent of non-sudden deaths in the Netherlands occur in inpatient hospice facilities. To investigate differences between patients who are admitted to inpatient hospice care or not following application, how diagnoses compare to the ...
Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Cilia Galesloot, Emily West, H. Roeline Pasman, Martine Elizabeth Lokker, null null   +5 more
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