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Clinical study on anorexia in patients with terminal cancer

Fujita Medical Journal
Objectives: Patients with terminal cancer tend to have an increased frequency of a variety of clinical symptoms, including anorexia, at 1 month of life expectancy. This study examined clinical symptoms affecting anorexia in patients with terminal cancer.
Miyo Murai, Masanobu Usui, Akihiro Ito, Akihiko Futamura, Kazuki Imai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bone metastases in breast cancer: Frequency, metastatic pattern and non-systemic locoregional therapy

Journal of Bone Oncology, 2014
Background: The study evaluates the frequency of and indications for bone-metastases (BM)-related surgery and/or radiotherapy in the palliative breast cancer (BC) situation and analyzes in which phase of the palliative disease course surgery and/or ...
Kirsten Steinauer, Dorothy Jane Huang, Serenella Eppenberger-Castori, Esther Amann, Uwe Güth   +4 more
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Separation Surgery for Unresectable Right-sided Colon Cancer as Palliation

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon, 2021
Patients with acute colorectal obstruction due to malignancy in the right-sided colon are treated with primary resection and anastomosis. However, considering the generally poor status and prognosis, less-invasive, palliative treatment is desirable ...
Ryosuke Maki, Ken Nakata, Nobuyoshi Ohara, Masaki Tsujie, Junya Fujita, Hiroki Ohzato   +5 more
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Clinical Course and Impact of Breaks in Therapy for Children With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pediatric relapsed or refractory (R/R) solid tumors carry a dismal prognosis, and postrelapse patient experiences are not well described. We present postrelapse outcomes, including number of R/R events and subsequent therapy regimens.
Matthew T. McEvoy, Elizabeth L. Seashore, W. Susan Cheng, Shondra Clay, Jessica A. Casas, Jennifer H. Foster   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Palliative Surgery for Cancer in Southwest Nigeria

The Annals of African Surgery, 2019
Background: Most patients with cancer in the low-income environment present late, when the chances of cure are remote. Palliative care which includes surgery is needed to improve quality of life and minimize suffering and emotional disturbances ...
Babatunde Ayoade, Abimbola Oyelekan, Oluwabunmi Fatungase, Chigbundu Nwokoro, Babatunde Salami, Adeleke Adekoya   +5 more
doaj  

Natural Language Processing for serious illness communications in palliative surgical oncology

Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Approximately one-fifth of surgeries performed at major cancer centres worldwide are palliative in nature, and one-third of advanced cancer patients receive surgery during their last year of life.1,2 Serious illness communication (SIC) is an essential ...
Louis Choon Kit Wong, Nicholas Brian Shannon, Qingyuan Zhuang, Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Wei Jing Fong, Claramae Shulyn Chia, Jolene Si Min Wong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Palliative Surgery for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2015
Introduction: Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare disease causing peritoneal carcinomatosis. In patients with extensive carcinomatosis, curative treatment is unachievable. Palliative debulking therapy is the only treatment in relieving symptoms. We report our results from palliative debulking surgery at a national pseudomyxoma peritonei center in Denmark.
Funder, J A, Jepsen, Kasper Vad, Stribolt, K, Iversen, L H   +3 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