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Cancer 2.0: A Summary of Recent Research [PDF]

, 2010
Outlines findings on Internet access and use among cancer patients compared with other chronic disease patients, the demand for health information online, the role of social network sites, and implications for cancer treatment and ...
Susannah Fox
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Decision aids can support cancer clinical trials decisions: Results of a randomized trial [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND. Cancer patients often do not make informed decisions regarding clinical trial participation. This study evaluated whether a web-based decision aid (DA) could support trial decisions compared with our cancer center’s website. METHODS.
Byrne, Margaret M, Kaphingst, Kimberly A, Kuzemchak, Marie D, Liu, Jingxia, Perkins, Hannah, Politi, Mary C   +5 more
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Quality of Life among Cancer Patients

Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2017
Introduction: Cancer is a leading cause of death. People living with cancer experience a variety of symptoms. Quality of life (QOL) is a major concern of patients with terminal cancer. Symptoms affect their QOL.
Malathi G. Nayak, Anice George, M. Vidyasagar, Stanley Mathew, Sudhakar D Nayak, B. Nayak, Y. Shashidhara, A. Kamath   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment preferences among Japanese patients and physicians for epidermal growth factor receptor‐mutant non‐small cell lung cancer

Cancer Medicine
Introduction Evidence is limited on preferences of Japanese patients and physicians in treatment for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)‐mutant non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Akito Hata, Simon Fifer, Kazuo Hasegawa, Emiko Ando, Mami Kasahara‐Kiritani, Michiko Takahashi, Robyn Ordman, Lili Toh, Akira Inoue   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exercise Interventions in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Paediatric Bone Tumours—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone tumours present significant challenges for affected patients, as multimodal therapy often leads to prolonged physical limitations. This is particularly critical during childhood and adolescence, as it can negatively impact physiological development and psychosocial resilience.
Jennifer Queisser, Claire Laurie, Teresa Schmidt, Irene von Luettichau, Peter Bekkering, Sabine Kesting   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of three current guidelines for the evaluation of asymptomatic pancreatic cystic neoplasms. [PDF]

, 2017
Asymptomatic pancreatic cysts are a common clinical problem but only a minority of these cases progress to cancer. Our aim was to compare the accuracy to detect malignancy of the 2015 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the 2012 International
Aslanian, Harry, Brooks, Christian A., Chabot, John A., Do, Catherine, Farrell, James J., Genkinger, Jeanine M, Gonda, Tamas A., Gress, Frank G., Kluger, Michael D., Kowalski, Thomas E., Loren, David E., Poneros, John M., Salem, Ronald R., Schrope, Beth, Sethi, Amrita, Siddiqui, Ali A., Xu, Ming-Ming, Yin, Shi   +17 more
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Intraoperative Collection of Ascitic Fluid With Intra‐ or Postoperative Reinfusion in Ovarian Cancer: Safety and Feasibility of a Roller Pumping Method

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Patients with ovarian cancer often present with massive ascites, leading to significant protein loss during surgical procedures. Although cell‐free concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy (CART) is used in palliative settings to mitigate protein loss, its application in intraoperative settings remains unexplored.
Yutaka Yoneoka, Tsukuru Amano, Akimasa Takahashi, Mari Deguchi, Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Yuji Tanaka, Shunichiro Tsuji, Takashi Murakami   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the current landscape of locoregional therapy de-escalation trials in early breast cancer: a systematic review

npj Breast Cancer
A systematic review undertaken to map the current landscape of locoregional de-escalation trials to inform future research. Online databases and trial registries were searched to identify ongoing, recently completed or published studies de-escalating ...
Alan D. McCrorie, Hilary Stobart, David Dodwell, Stuart A. McIntosh, Shelley Potter   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and activity of anti-PD-L1 antibody in patients with advanced cancer.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2012
BACKGROUND Programmed death 1 (PD-1) protein, a T-cell coinhibitory receptor, and one of its ligands, PD-L1, play a pivotal role in the ability of tumor cells to evade the host's immune system.
J. Brahmer, S. Tykodi, L. Chow, W. Hwu, S. Topalian, P. Hwu, C. Drake, L. Camacho, J. Kauh, K. Odunsi, H. Pitot, O. Hamid, S. Bhatia, R. Martins, K. Eaton, Shuming Chen, Theresa M Salay, S. Alaparthy, J. Grosso, A. Korman, S. Parker, S. Agrawal, S. M. Goldberg, D. Pardoll, A. Gupta, J. Wigginton   +25 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source