Financial burden and coping strategies for cancer care in India
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023 Problem: Globally 9.3 million deaths occurred due to cancer in 2018. Currently, India has 13.9 lakh cancer cases, which are estimated to increase by 12% by the year 2025.
Roopali Goyanka +2 more
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Survival disparities in Indigenous and non-Indigenous New Zealanders with colon cancer: the role of patient comorbidity, treatment and health service factors [PDF]
, 2010 Background Ethnic disparities in cancer survival have been documented in many populations and cancer types. The causes of these inequalities are not well understood but may include disease and patient characteristics, treatment differences and health ...
Blakely, Tony +11 more
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Representativeness of breast cancer cases in an integrated health care delivery system. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundIntegrated health care delivery systems, with their comprehensive and integrated electronic medical records (EMR), are well-poised to conduct research that leverages the detailed clinical data within the EMRs. However, information regarding the
Gomez, Scarlett Lin +7 more
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Primary health care professionals perception on the subject of cancer care in remote area
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 2020 Objectives: To determine perception of primary health care professional on the subject of cancer care in area with lack of facilities. Study design: Community based cross sectional survey among primary health care professionals were performe.
priyanka yadav
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Pancreatic resection in very elderly patients: A critical analysis of existing evidence [PDF]
, 2017 The aging of the population results in a rise of number of elderly patients (aged 80 years and older) with pancreatic or periampullary cancer, and more pancreatectomies could eventually be performed in such complex patients.
Moletta, Lucia +2 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
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The relationships between nurse care, attitude of patient and nurse with cancer patient satisfaction [PDF]
, 2015 This study investigates the relationships between nurse care, attitude of patient and nurse with cancer patient satisfaction using the quantitative methodology. In Libya, the challenge of medical facilities and treatment is a current issue.
Abdalla Musbah, Fadia
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Public health approach to prevent cervical cancer in HIV-infected women in Kenya : issues to consider in the design of prevention programs [PDF]
, 2017 Women living with HIV in Africa are at increased risk to be co-infected with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), persistent high risk (HR) HPV infection and bacterial vaginosis (BV), which compounds HPV persistence, thereby increasing the risk for cervical ...
Callens, Steven +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman +8 more
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JCO Global Oncology, 2020 Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Jordan and the third leading cause of cancer death after lung and colorectal cancers. Although the incidence of breast cancer in Jordan is lower than that in industrialized nations, the number of new cases ...
Hikmat Abdel-Razeq +2 more
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