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Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Management in an Area of Protracted Conflict: A Case Series from Northwest Syria

Avicenna Journal of Medicine
Background Breast cancer remains a significant public health challenge in conflict-affected regions. This study aims to investigate the impact of armed conflict on the burden of breast cancer in female patients in northwest Syria, focusing on ...
Mohamed Hamze, Jude Alawa, Fares Alahdab, Alaa Al-Shemali, Ahmed Najeb Alhussein, Nour Muhammed Ali Arab, Bayan Galal, Jamil Debel, Ayham Jemo, Molham khalil, Anees Chagpar, Bassel Atassi, Kaveh Khoshnood, Aula Abbara   +13 more
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The acute oncologist’s role in managing patients with cancer and other comorbidities

, 2012
Background: An Acute Oncology Service (AOS) is paramount to providing timely and improved pathways of care for patients who are admitted to hospital with cancer-related problems or suspected cancer.
James Price, Danson , S.J., Kate Shankland, Peter Kirkbride, Kirkbride, Peter, Walkington, Lucy, Shankland, Kate, Price, J., Danson, Sarah, Kirkbride, P., Sarah Danson, Price, James, Bourke, Anne-Marie, Shankland, K., Lucy Walkington, Walkington, L., Anne-Marie Bourke   +16 more
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Prescription errors and associated factors in patients with oncologic and hematologic diseases in a tertiary hospital

Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2020
Objective: Medication errors extend inpatient stay, increase costs and double the risk of death. Identify patients more likely to present prescription errors would be one manner that could be used to decrease the impact of such events.
Rosa Camila Lucchetta, Bruno Salgado Riveros, Antonio Matoso Mendes, Natália Fracaro Lombardi, Wálleri Torelli Reis, Cassyano Januário Correr   +5 more
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Prioritization, patient selection, and multimodal perioperative management of colorectal cancer facing health-care system saturation

Cirugía y Cirujanos, 2021
Objective: The aim is to analyze the usefulness of pre-operative COVID-19 screening to detect asymptomatic patients, the capability of our patient selection algorithm to detect patients with more advanced tumors and the results of colorectal cancer ...
Irene López-Rojo, Oscar Alonso, Gloria Ortega-Pérez, Javier Galipienzo-Garcia, Santiago González-Moreno   +4 more
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Referrals Patterns to an Oncology Clinical Advice Service [PDF]

, 2018
UK clinical oncology departments provide clinical advice to colleagues and other disciplines regarding inpatient/outpatient care, often via a trainee-led 24 h helpline.
J. McAleese, G.M. Walls, McAleese, J., Walls, G. M.; id_orcid, Hanna, G. G.; id_orcid, G.G. Hanna   +5 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wilms tumour treatment in Sudan: A 10‐year single‐centre experience

Cancer Reports, 2022
Background In Sudan, the survival of Wilms tumour was reported as 11% in a 2008 study. The impact of establishing paediatric oncology service on survival is studied, and the obstacles of treating Wilms tumour patients were identified.
Mohammed Abdalla, Somaya Hameed
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Pediatric oncology services in Colombia.

Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia), 2018
In low-income countries, a child diagnosed with cancer has an 80% chance of dying, while in high-income countries more than 80% survive the disease. In Colombia, a middle-income country, the government issued new legislation that promotes the generation of comprehensive care units; nevertheless, seven years after its expedition, no institution has been
Mattos, Amaranto Suarez, Aguilera, Jairo, Salguero, Edgar Augusto, Wiesner, Carolina   +3 more
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Estimated radiation exposure from medical imaging for patients of radiology service of Al Faraby Hospital, Oujda Morocco

, 2015
Purpose: To evaluate the effective dose received per radiological examination per patient and the additional cancer risk factor in the Radiological Service of Al Faraby Hospital in 2012.
Amaoui, Bouchra; Department of Radiotherapy, Regional Center of Oncology Agadir, Semghouli, Slimane; Department of Health Techniques, Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques Agadir, Maamri, Abdellatif; Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques Oujda   +2 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source