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Supportive Care in Cancer

Ausgabe 9/2012

Inhalt (41 Artikel)

Letter to the Editor

Outcomes of therapy vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteremia in hematology and bone marrow transplant patients

Shawna Kraft, Emily Mackler, Peter Schlickman, Kathy Welch, Daryl D. DePestel

Original Article

The impact of a problem-solving intervention on increasing caregiver assistance and improving caregiver health

Paula R. Sherwood, Barbara A. Given, Charles W. Given, Alla Sikorskii, Mei You, Jennifer Prince

Original Article

Psychometric validation and reliability analysis of a Spanish version of the patient satisfaction with cancer-related care measure: a patient navigation research program study

Pascal Jean-Pierre, Kevin Fiscella, Paul C. Winters, Electra Paskett, Kristen Wells, Tracy Battaglia

Original Article

Returning to work after treatment for haematological cancer: findings from Australia

Pam D. McGrath, Barbara Hartigan, Hamish Holewa, Maryanne Skarparis

Original Article

Predictors and outcomes of feeling of insufficient consultation time in cancer care in Korea: results of a nationwide multicenter survey

Dong Wook Shin, Jae-Hyun Park, Eun-Jung Shim, Myung-Il Hahm, Jong-Hyock Park, Eun-Cheol Park

Original Article

What are the perceived needs and challenges of informal caregivers in home cancer palliative care? Qualitative data to construct a feasible psycho-educational intervention

R. Harding, E. Epiphaniou, D. Hamilton, S. Bridger, V. Robinson, R. George, T. Beynon, I. J. Higginson

Original Article

Palliative care quality indicators in Italy. What do we evaluate?

Daniela D’Angelo, Chiara Mastroianni, Ercole Vellone, Rosaria Alvaro, Giuseppe Casale, Roberto Latina, Maria Grazia De Marinis

Open Access Original Article

Feasibility of stopping paclitaxel premedication after two doses in patients not experiencing a previous infusion hypersensitivity reaction

Michael J. Berger, Leslie J. Dunlea, Amy E. Rettig, Maryam B. Lustberg, Gary S. Phillips, Charles L. Shapiro

Open Access Original Article

Degree of freezing does not affect efficacy of frozen gloves for prevention of docetaxel-induced nail toxicity in breast cancer patients

H. Ishiguro, S. Takashima, K. Yoshimura, I. Yano, T. Yamamoto, M. Niimi, H. Yamashiro, T. Ueno, M. Takeuchi, T. Sugie, K. Yanagihara, M. Toi, M. Fukushima

Original Article

Patients' goals related to health and function in the first 13 months after allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Eva Johansson, Joacim Larsen, Thérèse Schempp, Linnea Jonsson, Jeanette Winterling

Original Article

Evaluating adherence to recommended diets among cancer patients

Hye In Kim, Kyunga Kim, Jung Eun Lee

Original Article

Prospective evaluation of incidence and severity of oral mucositis induced by conventional chemotherapy in solid tumors and malignant lymphomas

Noriko Nishimura, Kenji Nakano, Kyoko Ueda, Makoto Kodaira, Shuhei Yamada, Yuko Mishima, Masahiro Yokoyama, Yasuhito Terui, Shunji Takahashi, Kiyohiko Hatake

Original Article

Head-to-head comparisons of quality of life instruments for young adult survivors of childhood cancer

I-Chan Huang, Gwendolyn P. Quinn, Kevin Krull, Katie Z. Eddleton, Devin C. Murphy, Elizabeth A. Shenkman, Patricia D. Shearer

Original Article

Swallowing, nutrition and patient-rated functional outcomes at 6 months following two non-surgical treatments for T1–T3 oropharyngeal cancer

Bena Cartmill, Petrea Cornwell, Elizabeth Ward, Wendy Davidson, Sandro Porceddu

Original Article

Hematologic outcomes and blood utilization in cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA) pre- and post-national coverage determination (NCD): results from a multicenter chart review

David H. Henry, Corey J. Langer, R. Scott McKenzie, Catherine Tak Piech, Mekré Senbetta, Kathy L. Schulman, Edward J. Stepanski

Original Article

Bridging the distance: a prospective tele-oncology study in Northern Norway

Tom Donnem, Bente Ervik, Kathrine Magnussen, Sigve Andersen, Doris Pastow, Sissel Andreassen, Tone Nørstad, Nina Helbekkmo, Roy M Bremnes, Tone Nordoy

Original Article

Practicability, safety, and efficacy of a “German model” for opioid conversion to oral levo-methadone

Christoph Ostgathe, Raymond Voltz, Annika Van Aaaken, Carsten Klein, Rainer Sabatowski, Friedemann Nauck, Jan Gaertner

Original Article

A dietitian-led clinic for patients receiving (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Nicole K. Kiss, Meinir Krishnasamy, Jenelle Loeliger, Alba Granados, Gaelle Dutu, June Corry

Original Article

Do elderly patients with metastatic cancer have worse quality of life scores?

Kaitlin Koo, Liang Zeng, Emily Chen, Liying Zhang, Shaelyn Culleton, Kristopher Dennis, Amanda Caissie, Janet Nguyen, Lori Holden, Florencia Jon, May Tsao, Elizabeth Barnes, Cyril Danjoux, Arjun Sahgal, Edward Chow

Original Article

Gastrointestinal symptoms after pelvic radiotherapy: a national survey of gastroenterologists

C. C. Henson, S. E. Davidson, A. Lalji, R. P. Symonds, R. Swindell, H. J. N. Andreyev

Original Article

The effects on pain and activity of daily living caused by crusted exudation in patients with head and neck cancer treated with cetuximab and radiotherapy

Elvio G. Russi, Marco C. Merlano, Gianmauro Numico, Renzo Corvò, Marco Benasso, Riccardo Vigna-Taglianti, Antonella Melano, Nerina Denaro, Stefano Pergolizzi, Ida Colantonio, Francesco Lucio, Rodolfo Brizio, Umberto Ricardi

Original Article

Worksite adjustments and work ability among employed cancer survivors

Steffen Torp, Roy A. Nielsen, Sævar B. Gudbergsson, Alv A. Dahl

Original Article

A descriptive analysis of the relationship between quality of life and distress in individuals with head and neck cancer

Catherine C. Bornbaum, Kevin Fung, Jason H. Franklin, Anthony Nichols, John Yoo, Philip C. Doyle

Open Access Original Article

Do patients’ information needs decrease over the course of radiotherapy?

Kirsten F. L. Douma, Caro C. E. Koning, Linda C. Zandbelt, Hanneke C. J. M. de Haes, Ellen M. A. Smets

Original Article

Body image, sexual function and depression in Korean patients with breast cancer: modification by 5-HTT polymorphism

Kyung Ran Kim, Hyun Cheol Chung, Eun Lee, Se Joo Kim, Kee Namkoong

Original Article

Thromboprophylaxis in patients receiving inpatient palliative care: a survey of present practice in Austria

Verena Gartner, Katharina A. Kierner, Astrid Namjesky, Birgit Kum-Taucher, Bernhard Hammerl-Ferrari, Herbert H. Watzke, Cornelia Stabel

Short Communication

The quality of supportive care among inpatients dying with advanced cancer

Anne M. Walling, Steven M. Asch, Karl A. Lorenz, Jennifer Malin, Carol P. Roth, Tod Barry, Neil S. Wenger

Short Communication

Advanced prostate cancer as a cause of oncogenic osteomalacia: an underdiagnosed condition

Milena Perez Mak, Verônica Torres da Costa e Silva, Regina Matsunaga Martin, Antonio Marcondes Lerario, Luis Yu, Paulo Marcelo Gehm Hoff, Gilberto de Castro Junior

Short Communication

A new palliative care consultation team at the oncology department of a university hospital: an assessment of initial efficiency and effectiveness

Ana de Santiago, María Angustias Portela, Luis Ramos, Ana Larumbe, Julia Urdiroz, Marina Martínez, Jesús García-Foncillas, Carlos Centeno

Short Communication

Emergency department cancer unit and management of oncologic emergencies: experience in Asan Medical Center

Shin Ahn, Yoon-Seon Lee, Kyung Soo Lim, Jae-Lyun Lee

Short Communication

Building cancer nursing skills in a resource-constrained government hospital

R. M. Strother, Margaret Fitch, Peter Kamau, Kathy Beattie, Angela Boudreau, N. Busakhalla, P. J. Loehrer

Short Communication

Ethnic differentials in mental health needs and service utilization among persons with cancer

Ora Nakash, Maayan Nagar, Rachel Mandel, Shirly Alon, Maya Gottfried, Itzhak Levav

Open Access Short Communication

Treating oral mucositis with a supersaturated calcium phosphate rinse: comparison with control in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Miroslaw Markiewicz, Monika Dzierzak-Mietla, Andrzej Frankiewicz, Patrycja Zielinska, Anna Koclega, Malgorzata Kruszelnicka, Slawomira Kyrcz-Krzemien

Short Communication

Bone marrow necrosis in a girl with Hodgkin’s disease

Herwig Lackner, Volker Strenger, Petra Sovinz, Christine Beham-Schmid, Alexander Pilhatsch, Martin Benesch, Wolfgang Schwinger, Raphael Ulreich, Sandrin Schmidt, Christian Urban

Short Communication

Interaction between serotonin reuptake inhibitors, 5-HT3 antagonists, and NK1 antagonists in cancer patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy: a case–control study

Olivier Mir, Jean-Philippe Durand, Pascaline Boudou-Rouquette, Julie Giroux, Romain Coriat, Anatole Cessot, Stanislas Ropert, François Goldwasser, Raphaël Gaillard

Adjuvante Immuntherapie verlängert Leben bei RCC

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Alectinib verbessert krankheitsfreies Überleben bei ALK-positivem NSCLC

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Das Risiko für Rezidiv oder Tod von Patienten und Patientinnen mit reseziertem ALK-positivem NSCLC ist unter einer adjuvanten Therapie mit dem Tyrosinkinase-Inhibitor Alectinib signifikant geringer als unter platinbasierter Chemotherapie.

Bei Senioren mit Prostatakarzinom auf Anämie achten!

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Patienten, die zur Behandlung ihres Prostatakarzinoms eine Androgendeprivationstherapie erhalten, entwickeln nicht selten eine Anämie. Wer ältere Patienten internistisch mitbetreut, sollte auf diese Nebenwirkung achten.

ICI-Therapie in der Schwangerschaft wird gut toleriert

Müssen sich Schwangere einer Krebstherapie unterziehen, rufen Immuncheckpointinhibitoren offenbar nicht mehr unerwünschte Wirkungen hervor als andere Mittel gegen Krebs.

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