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Sex-Based Analysis of Quality Indicators of End-of-Life Care in Gastrointestinal Malignancies [PDF]

Indices of aggressive or supportive end-of-life (EOL) care are used to evaluate health services quality. Disparities according to sex were previously described, with studies showing that male sex is associated with aggressive EOL care.
Chan, Kelvin K. W., Caitlin S. Lees, Shaila J. Merchant, Merchant, Shaila J., Gayowsky, Anastasia, Hsien Seow, Anastasia Gayowsky, Sinnarajah, Aynharan, Seow, Hsien, Lees, Caitlin S., Kelvin K. W. Chan, Aynharan Sinnarajah   +11 more
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Supportive Care of Children with Cancer, [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1995
Supportive Care of Children with Cancer, 2nd ed. Edited by Ablin AR. (Pp 327; paperback £25.00.) The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. ISBN 0 801 85727 9 . The proportion of children being cured of cancer continues its inexorable rise. The cohort treated by UKCCSG centres in 1991–94 is approaching a plateau on the survival curve at about 70%.
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Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
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Supportive care for cancer patients: a survey of available settings and current practices in Belgium

, 2021
Introduction: The increasing number of cancer diagnoses and deaths underlines the importance of supportive and palliative care. It is defined as “all the care and the support necessary for patients throughout their illness.” Aim: To evaluate the current ...
Fontaine, Christel, Klastersky, Jean, Echterbille, Marie-Aline MAE, BSMO (Belgian Society of Medical Oncology) Supportive Care Working Group, Christel Fontaine, null null, Marie-Aline Echterbille, Jean Klastersky   +7 more
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Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
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Quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors at 1 year after treatment: the mediating role of unmet supportive care needs

, 2014
© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Results: The final path model showed that optimism, educational level, any coexisting disease, number of somatic symptoms, household income, eating ability, support from others, whether the cancer is under ...
Ling, W. M., Yu, Bernice W.L., Wan, Rayman W.M., Chair, S. Y., Ng, W. T., So, Winnie K.W., Mak, Suzanne S.S., Chan, Carmen W.H., Choi, K. C., Chen, Joanne M.T., Fung, Olivia W.M.   +10 more
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Parents of Youth With Cancer Report on Their Psychosocial Care: iSTEPPP Survey Finds Alignment and Gaps With Standards

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families guide the provision of comprehensive psychosocial care. Parallel to research characterizing implementation of the Standards from the perspective of providers, this study examines implementation of the Standards from the perspective of parents of youth ...
Emily M. Pariseau, Kimberly Buff, Michele A. Scialla, Kimberly S. Canter, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi‐Brown, Julia B. Tager, Kamyar Arasteh, Anne E. Kazak   +8 more
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Unmet Supportive Care Needs and Associated Factors: a Cross-sectional Survey of Chinese Cancer Survivors

, 2020
To assess cancer survivors’ unmet supportive care needs and associated factors. Limited evidence is available about the supportive care needs of Chinese cancer survivors to inform future service planning.
Hu, Wenyi, Yates, Patsy, Zhuo, Shengjun, Xu, Hong, Chan, Raymond Javan, Ni, Xiaosha, Lou, Yan   +6 more
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Prevalence of cancer chemotherapy-related problems, their relation to health-related quality of life and associated supportive care: a cross-sectional survey [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify the treatment-associated problems that most impact on patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy, how problems relate to experiences of supportive care and variations in experience between cancer treatment ...
Wagland, Richard, Armes, Jo, Griffiths, Peter, Lennan, Elaine, Richardson, A, Hankins, Matthew, Ewings, Sean   +6 more
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Basic Oral Care For Hematology-oncology Patients And Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients: A Position Paper From The Joint Task Force Of The Multinational Association Of Supportive Care In Cancer/international Society Of Oral Oncology (mascc/isoo) And The European Society For Blood And Marrow Transplantation (ebmt)

, 2016
Hematology-oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients are at risk for oral complications which may cause significant morbidity and a potential risk of mortality.
Judith E.; Brennan, Karin U. E.; Logan, Elad, Yehuda; Quinn, Carin M. J.; Shapira, Jakob R.; Correa, Richard M.; Potting, Elisabeth; Yarom, Nicole M. A.; Waltimo, Barry; Epstein, M. Elvira P.; Dahllof, Michael T.; Saunders, Siri Beier, Goran; Garming-Legert, Yoshihiko; Stringer, Deborah P.; Mank, Noam; Jensen, Monique A.; Vokurka, Sharon; Raber-Durlacher, Joel B.; Blijlevens, Tuomas; Passweg, Arno P.; Zadik, Michael Y.; Soga, Samuel; Wallhult, Jacqui; Stokman   +24 more
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