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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
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Quality of life and functional capacity during the treatment of hematologic neoplasms

Fisioterapia em Movimento, 2018
Introduction: Cancer is a serious pathology with a high incidence and complex diagnoses. Emotional and environmental factors, the deleterious effects of these, and lifestyle affect different outcomes.
Monique Vanderlinde de Souza, Marina Christofoletti, Anne Ribeiro Streb, Giovani Firpo Del Duca   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of TET2 in Hematologic Neoplasms [PDF]

Cancer Cell, 2011
TET2 encodes an enzyme that hydroxylates methylcytosine and is frequently targeted by loss-of-function mutations in myelodysplasia, myeloproliferative disorders, and acute myeloid leukemia. In this issue of Cancer Cell, two studies show that inactivation of Tet2 enhances hematopoietic stem cell self renewal and promotes the development of ...
Holmfeldt, Linda, Mullighan, Charles G.
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Radiotherapy Delivery in Deep Inspiration for Pediatric Patients—Final Results of the Phase II Feasibility Study TEDDI

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The TEDDI trial tested the feasibility and reproducibility of deep‐inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) in pediatric patients referred for radiotherapy. This report presents final results, including patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) and dosimetric comparison of DIBH and free‐breathing (FB).
Daniella Elisabet Østergaard, Anni Young Lundgaard, Laura Ann Rechner, Danijela Dejanovic, Hanne Krogh Rose, Jolanta Hansen, Leila Vaalavirta, Miia Mokka, Marianne Aznar, Peder Skov Wehner, Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Maja Vestmø Maraldo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing in-hospital mortality in cancer patients with COVID-19: A retrospective survival analysis

SAGE Open Medicine
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate survival in patients with COVID-19 and cancer, and to find factors associated with early mortality. Methods: Retrospective cohort derived from a registry of a referral center in Bogotá.
Sandra Brigitte Amado-Garzón, Luisana Molina-Pimienta, Juan Manuel Vásquez-Jiménez, Karen Lizeth Álvarez-Raigoza, Mauricio Manrique-Samer, Carlos E Lombo-Moreno, Alejandra Cañas-Arboleda   +6 more
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Feminization and severe pancytopenia caused by testicular neoplasia in a cryptorchid dog [PDF]

, 2016
In this case report, a paraneoplastic syndrome caused by testicular neoplasia in a ten-year-old cryptorchid dog is described. Feminization and pancytopenia were observed, resulting from the testicular neoplastic production of estrogens.
Hebbelinck, Lien, Kitshoff, Adriaan, Paepe, Dominique, Vandenabeele, Sophie   +3 more
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Splenomegaly, elevated alkaline phosphatase and mutations in the SRSF2/ASXL1/RUNX1 gene panel are strong adverse prognostic markers in patients with systemic mastocytosis [PDF]

, 2016
We evaluated the impact of clinical and molecular characteristics on overall survival (OS) in 108 patients with indolent (n=41) and advanced SM (advSM, n=67).
Clemens, J., Cross, N.C.P., Fabarius, A., Hausmann, D., Henzler, T., Hofmann, W.-K., Horny, H.-P., Jawhar, M., Metzgeroth, G., Naumann, N., Reiter, A., Schoenberg, S.O., Schwaab, J., Sotlar, K., Valent, P.   +14 more
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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Excisional treatment of cavernous hemangioma of the liver [PDF]

, 1980
Fifteen patients had hepatic hemangiomas removed with liver resections that ranged in extent from local excision to right trisegmentectomy. There was no mortality and little morbidity.
Fennell, RH, Iwatsuki, S, Johnson, ML, Kano, T, Koep, LJ, Starzl, TE, Weil, R   +6 more
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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source