Cancer Epidemiology and Decentralization Service Program Initiation: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Hospital-Based Oncology Admissions and Cancer Service Disparities [PDF]
Background: Cancer remains a growing public health challenge globally, with increasing demand for oncology services, particularly in resource-limited settings.
Zukiswa Jafta +2 more
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Determinants of attendant satisfaction with oncology service quality in Tamil Nadu, India: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Attendants are continuously involved in coordinating and supporting cancer care, yet their service quality perceptions are rarely modelled as determinants of satisfaction.
J. Benita Evangalyne +3 more
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A qualitative evaluation of community and acute hospital nursing oncology services in Ireland
Cancer patients are a particularly vulnerable population group, facing an increase in physical, mental, logistical and financial difficulties. This, as well as Ireland's increased focus on primary care with the Sláintecare health plan, led to the development of the Community Oncology Nursing Programme, where community nurses are trained to provide ...
O'Mahony, Cian +8 more
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Oncology clinical pharmacy services in Chinese hospitals
Abstract In recent years, with an increasing number of oncology patients and continuous introduction of new antitumor drugs in China, the demand for oncology clinical pharmacy services is growing rapidly, which is both an opportunity and a challenge for clinical pharmacists.
Wang, Yanting +5 more
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Smoking Cessation Treatment Programs Offered at Hospitals Providing Oncology Services [PDF]
Background: Many people with cancer continue smoking despite evidence that it negatively effects cancer treatment, worsens chemotherapy toxicity, and increases risk for a second cancer.Aims: We examined tobacco treatment services offered to cancer patients at hospitals providing oncology services, including National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated ...
Michael Shayne, Gallaway +2 more
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Overcoming Immune Resistance With Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and represents a significant healthcare burden worldwide. Therapeutic options in the metastatic castration-resistant setting remain limited, despite advances in androgen deprivation therapy ...
Arthur Mulvey +6 more
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NURSES’ EXPERIENCE IN THE CARE OF THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT
This research aimed to investigate the perceptions and feelings of nurses in a hospital which is a center of excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer in the Zona da Mata Mineira region.
Anna Maria Oliveira Salimena +4 more
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A Palliative Radiation Oncology Consult Service Reduces Total Costs During Hospitalization [PDF]
Palliative radiation therapy (PRT) is a highly effective treatment in alleviating symptoms from bone metastases; however, currently used standard fractionation schedules can lead to costly care, especially when patients are treated in an inpatient setting.
Sanders Chang +9 more
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Consultations for Holistic Pediatric Services for Inpatients and Outpatient Oncology Patients at a Children's Hospital [PDF]
As demand increases for complementary and alternative medical care, pediatric institutions face the need to answer patients' and clinicians' questions about integrating these therapies in hospital settings.To describe the first year of experience in providing holistic medicine consultations in an urban tertiary care teaching hospital.Prospective cohort.
K J, Kemper, W L, Wornham
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Everolimus is an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) used in both transplantation and cancer treatment (breast, renal and neuroendocrine).
Eduard Fort-Casamartina +8 more
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