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Combined percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and cementoplasty for the treatment of extraspinal painful bone metastases: A prospective study

open access: yesJournal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, 2018
Introduction: About 50% of patients with cancer develop bone metastasis mainly presenting with distressing, drug-resistant pain. Aim of the work: The study evaluated efficacy and safety of combined cementoplasty and bony radiofrequency ablation in ...
Andrew Fares   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient-reported outcomes 6 months after enhanced recovery after colorectal surgery. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BackgroundEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs have been established as perioperative strategies associated with improved outcomes. However, intermediate and long-term patient-reported outcome data for patients undergoing ERAS interventions ...
Chen, Lee-Lynn   +3 more
core  

End-stage head and neck cancer: coping mechanism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Coping mechanisms are patients’ means of adapting to stressful situations and involve psychological and physical changes in behavior. Patients adapt to head and neck cancer in a variety of ways.
Berteşteanu, Serban V.G.   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Trends in Dermatopolymyositis Mortality, 1999–2022: A Nationwide Population‐Based Study, United States

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
We report the national burden of dermatopolymyositis mortality over the past quarter century using the US national vital statistics data. Age‐standardized mortality rates for dermatopolymyositis decreased at an annual rate of 3.8% each year, which was higher than the annual percent decrease for deaths from all other causes.
Elizabeth Matz, Ram R. Singh
wiley   +1 more source

Initiating and Documenting Goals of Care Discussion in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancers: A Quality Improvement Project in a Low Resource Setting

open access: yesPalliative Medicine Reports
Patients with advanced malignancies often end up receiving aggressive interventions which are not aligned with their preferences especially during terminal stages. Discussing and documenting the goals of care (GOC) early in the course of the illness will
Daniel Raj Joseph Thangasamy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Personalized Visualization and Analysis Tool to Improve Clinical Care in Complex Multisystem Diseases With Application to Scleroderma

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective In complex diseases, it is challenging to assess a patient's disease state, trajectory, treatment exposures, and risk of multiple outcomes simultaneously, efficiently, and at the point of care. Methods We developed an interactive patient‐level data visualization and analysis tool (VAT) that automates illustration of the trajectory of a ...
Ji Soo Kim   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence of Cancer Pain [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 2004
Occurrence of cancer pain is highly variable and incompletely understood. Surveys are not population-based, are characterized by small heterogeneous samples, and provide sketchy data on etiology of pain, pain syndromes, and clinical or demographic factors. Moreover, the multiple dimensions of pain have not been thoroughly elucidated.
openaire   +2 more sources

The relationship between quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) and survival in patients with gastro-oesopohageal cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
It remains unclear whether any aspect of quality of life has a role in predicting survival in an unselected cohort of patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer. Therefore the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between quality of life (
AB Crumley   +23 more
core   +2 more sources

Lived and Care Experiences of Chronic Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain in Australian Adults: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Australian evidence on lived and care experiences of chronic musculoskeletal shoulder pain (CMSP), irrespective of disorder classification or disease, is limited. However, such evidence is important for person‐centered care and informing local service pathways and care guidelines or standards.
Sonia Ranelli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global and Regional Temporal Changes in Cross‐Country Inequalities of Site‐Specific Osteoarthritis Burden, 1990 to 2021

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study examined the global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis (OA) burden from 1990 to 2021. Methods Age‐standardized years lived with disability rates (ASYRs) for site‐specific OA across 204 countries and territories were obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and ...
Haowei Chen   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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