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Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques, Mariana dos Santos Murra, Welinton Hirai, Ana Laura Balduino do Nascimento, Karla Emilia de Sá Rodrigues, Wilson Elias de Oliveira Junior   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Colorectal Screening, 2nd ed.

, 2019
Population-based screening for colorectal cancer is potentially one of the most effective public health interventions in the Irish healthcare system.3 The primary objective of colorectal cancer screening is to detect pre-cancerous adenomas in the lining ...
National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS)
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Breast compression techniques in screening mammography – A Maltese evaluation project [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: In screening mammography, the radiographer should be responsible for providing mammograms of high diagnostic value, possibly without subjecting clients to a painful experience.
Naylor, Sarah, Cassar Agius, E., S. Naylor, Cassar Agius, E, E. Cassar Agius   +4 more
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Neurocognitive, School‐Based, and Quality of Life Outcomes for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Scoping Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling, Hakim Tokhi, Alexander A. Boucher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expert consensus on the adjustment of blood screening strategy for alanine aminotransferase in Chinese blood donors

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), as a non-specific alternative test for hepatitis detection, was listed as a mandatory screening item for blood donors in China in the 1990s and has been continued to this day.
Blood Screening Expert Group, National Center for Clinical Laboratories
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International Peer Review Panel Report of Quality Assurance Standards 2011 - National Colorectal Screening Programme

, 2011
This report presents the recommendations of an international peer-review of the draft quality assurance (QA) standards that will govern the national colorectal cancer screening programme in Ireland, due to commence in ...
HSE National Screening Service
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BowelScreen statistical bulletin 2016-2017 [PDF]

, 2018
The figures in this report relate to people invited by BowelScreen for screening between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016.
HSE National Screening Service
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Retrospective analysis of stored dried blood spots from children with cystic fibrosis and matched controls to assess the performance of a proposed newborn screening protocol in Switzerland

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Newborn screening (NBS) for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) has been introduced in many countries, but there is no ideal protocol suitable for all countries.
Baumgartner, Matthias R, Fingerhut, Ralph, Barben, Juerg, Gallati, Sabina, Baumgartner, Matthias R; https://orcid.org/, SWISS CF SCREENING GROUP,, Schoeni, Martin H, Torresani, Toni, Gallati, S., Fingerhut, R., Torresani, T., Schöni, Martin Heinrich, Barben, J., Baumgartner, M.R., SWISS CF SCREENING GROUP, Schoeni, M.H.   +15 more
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Lack of consensus in calculation of interval cancer rates for cervical cancer screening

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Introduction In 2018, nondisclosure of results of retrospective audits of cytology in interval cancers precipitated a crisis in the Irish national cervical screening programme.
Patricia Fitzpatrick, Therese Mooney, Yvonne Williams, Caroline Mason Mohan, Jesper Bonde, Julia Gao, Andrzej Nowakowski, Annemie Haelens, Urska Ivanus, Maiju Pankakoski, Tina Karapetyan, Noirin E. Russell   +11 more
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BreastCheck Programme Report 2020

, 2022
This report outlines BreastCheck programme performance data for 2020. The figures reported relate to women invited by BreastCheck for screening between 1 January and 31 December 2020.
BreastCheck, HSE National Screening Service   +1 more
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