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Re‐Irradiation in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with recurrent diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) have limited therapeutic options at recurrence. Re‐irradiation (RT2) may be used at progression, but with uncertainty about the benefit. Methods We conducted a multi‐institutional retrospective study of children aged < 18 with DMG treated at three centers (Toronto, Canada ...
Ajay Thomas Alex, Sean P. Hassan, Helen Benghiat, Liam Herbert, Jennifer Adamski, Shivani Bailey, Claire Esler, Louise Brookes, Molly Bamber, Grace Koudou, Karen Waite, Julie Bennett, Anirban Das, Derek S. Tsang   +13 more
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Investigating the nutritional status characteristics of terminal cancer patients by the type of cancer

Fujita Medical Journal
Objective: Patients with terminal cancer experience malnutrition due to cachexia and other problems associated with the disease’s progression. Particularly, patients with gastrointestinal cancers often experience malnutrition because of gastrointestinal ...
Norimasa Tsuzuki, Masanobu Usui, Akihiko Futamura, Miyo Murai, Akihiro Ito   +4 more
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Bridging the Gap in Neuroblastoma Care: Consensus‐Based Statements With Recommendations for Improved Patient and Caregiver Experiences

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma's complex, heterogeneous biology poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, often requiring caregivers to absorb complex information and participate in time‐sensitive decisions. However, caregivers often feel unprepared to evaluate options.
Vickie Buenger, Joseph Bauer, Jennifer Diamond, Maggie Fader, Shae Hansen, Jacqueline M. Kraveka, Johanna Schoen, Amber Shearer, Dena Sherwood   +8 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
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Challenges, care gaps, and coping mechanisms in patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers following palliative gastrointestinal surgery

Palliative Care and Social Practice
Background: Palliative gastrointestinal surgery improves symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients who present with complications from advanced cancer.
Xiaofan Zhong, Wei Jing Fong, Darryl Juan, Mingzhe Cai, Jane Chin Jin Seo, Johnny Chin-Ann Ong, Claramae Chia, Jolene Si Min Wong, Sungwon Yoon   +8 more
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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

Energetic performance analysis of staged palliative surgery in tricuspid atresia using vector flow mapping

Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2017
Background Staged palliative surgery markedly shifts the balance of volume load on a single ventricle and pulmonary vascular bed. Blalock-Taussig shunt necessitates a single ventricle eject blood to both the systemic and pulmonary circulation.
Mao Kinoshita, Koichi Akiyama, Keiichi Itatani, Ayahiro Yamashita, Maki Ishii, Atsushi Kainuma, Yoshinobu Maeda, Takako Miyazaki, Masaaki Yamagishi, Teiji Sawa   +9 more
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Complex Congenital Heart Disease: Echocardiographic Evaluation

Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, 2020
Various combinations of congenital heart defects are included in complex congenital heart disease. Various pathologies of cardiac structures have varied embryological dysmorphology.
Srinivas Lakshmivenkateshiah, Ashutosh Singh, Nilesh Bachhav   +2 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Palliative surgery for gastric carcinoma [PDF]

Gut, 1961
This paper presents practical points concerning palliative surgery for carcinoma of the stomach. The results which may be obtained are evaluated.
openaire   +2 more sources