Issue 3/2014
Content (31 Articles)
Procalcitonin in febrile neutropenia—timing is important
Ban Hock Tan, May Ee Png, Chin Pin Yeo, Gee Chuan Wong
Author’s response to ‘procalcitonin in febrile neutropenia—timing is important’
Shin Ahn
Exploratory survey of patients’ needs and perceptions of psychosocial oncology
Michele Preyde, Janice Macdonald, Merle Seegmiller
Development and validation of a cancer-specific swallowing assessment tool: MASA-C
Giselle D. Carnaby, Michael A. Crary
Epidemiology, antibiotic therapy and outcomes of bacteremia caused by drug-resistant ESKAPE pathogens in cancer patients
Marta Bodro, Carlota Gudiol, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Fe Tubau, Anna Contra, Lucía Boix, Eva Domingo-Domenech, Mariona Calvo, Jordi Carratalà
Comparative multidisciplinary prediction of survival in patients with advanced cancer
A Fairchild, B Debenham, B Danielson, F Huang, S Ghosh
Change in carers' activities after the death of their partners
Lorna Rosenwax, Sarah Malajczuk, Marina Ciccarelli
Assessing patient adherence to a complementary medicine treatment regimen in an integrative supportive care setting
Eran Ben-Arye, Dikla Kruger, Noah Samuels, Lital Keinan-Boker, Tamar Shalom, Elad Schiff
The evolution of supportive care needs trajectories in women with advanced breast cancer during the 12 months following diagnosis
Wendy W. T. Lam, Janice Tsang, Winnie Yeo, Joyce Suen, Wing Ming Ho, Tze Kok Yau, Inda Soong, Ka Yan Wong, Ava Kwong, Dacita Suen, Wing Kin Sze, Alice W. Y. Ng, Afaf Girgis, Richard Fielding
Reasons for hospitalisation at the end of life: differences between cancer and non-cancer patients
Maria C. De Korte-Verhoef, H. Roeline W. Pasman, Bart P. M. Schweitzer, Anneke L. Francke, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Luc Deliens
Psychometric evaluation of the Sibling Cancer Needs Instrument (SCNI): an instrument to assess the psychosocial unmet needs of young people who are siblings of cancer patients
P. Patterson, F. E. J. McDonald, P. Butow, K. J. White, D. S. J. Costa, B. Millar, M. L. Bell, C. E. Wakefield, R. J. Cohn
Neutropenia management and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor use in patients with solid tumours receiving myelotoxic chemotherapy—findings from clinical practice
K. Krzemieniecki, P. Sevelda, F. Erdkamp, M. Smakal, M. Schwenkglenks, J. Puertas, A. Trojan, Z. Szabo, K. Bendall, J. Maenpaa
Delaying skeletal-related events in a randomized phase 3 study of denosumab versus zoledronic acid in patients with advanced cancer: an analysis of data from patients with solid tumors
David Henry, Saroj Vadhan-Raj, Vera Hirsh, Roger von Moos, Vania Hungria, Luis Costa, Penella J Woll, Giorgio Scagliotti, Geoffrey Smith, Amy Feng, Susie Jun, Roger Dansey, Howard Yeh
Stress and physical activity in young adults treated for cancer: the moderating role of social support
Jennifer Brunet, Caitlin Love, Raveena Ramphal, Catherine M. Sabiston
Sources of social support and adjustment among Chinese cancer survivors: gender and age differences
Jin You, Qian Lu
How breast cancer survivors cope with fear of recurrence: a focus group study
Jolanda De Vries, Brenda L. Den Oudsten, Patty M. E. P. Jacobs, Jan A. Roukema
Investigating physical symptom burden and personal goal interference in early-stage breast cancer patients
Natalie Stefanic, Peter Caputi, Don C. Iverson
Exercise bra discomfort is associated with insufficient exercise levels among Australian women treated for breast cancer
Sheridan A. Gho, Bridget J. Munro, Sandra C. Jones, Julie R. Steele
Developing an operational model for an integrative oncology program: a qualitative descriptive feasibility study
Laura Weeks, Dugald Seely, Cathy DeGrasse, Shailendra Verma, Heather Boon, Marja Verhoef, Dawn Stacey
A prospective, open-label, multicenter study of the clinical efficacy of extended-release hydromorphone in treating cancer pain inadequately controlled by other analgesics
Hye-Suk Han, Ki Hyeong Lee, Kyung Hee Lee, Jeong Seon Ryu, Young Chul Kim, Seung Woo Park, Ho-Suk Oh, Kyung Tae Park, Jung Hye Kwon, Pyung Bok Lee, Won Sik Lee, Yang Soo Kim, Joong Bae Ahn, Seong Woo Jeon, Sung Yong Lee, Young Mi Seol, Jung Hun Kang, Young Jin Yuh, So Yeon Oh, Suk Ran Kim, Jin Seok Ahn
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of manuka honey for radiation-induced oral mucositis
Philippa Hawley, Allan Hovan, Colleen E. McGahan, Deborah Saunders
The sexual health care needs after colorectal cancer: the view of patients, partners, and health care professionals
Marjan J. Traa, Jolanda De Vries, Jan A. Roukema, Harm J. T. Rutten, Brenda L. Den Oudsten
The early discontinuation of palliative chemotherapy in older patients with cancer
Jin Won Kim, Yu Jung Kim, Keun-Wook Lee, Hyun Chang, Jeong-Ok Lee, Kwang-Il Kim, Soo-Mee Bang, Jong Seok Lee, Cheol-Ho Kim, Jee Hyun Kim
The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) as a screening tool for depression and anxiety in non-advanced patients with solid or haematological malignancies on cure or follow-up
Carla I. Ripamonti, Elena Bandieri, Maria Adelaide Pessi, Alice Maruelli, Loredana Buonaccorso, Guido Miccinesi
Safety profile of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia for breakthrough pain in cancer patients: a case series study
Angela Maria Sousa, José de Santana Neto, Gabriel M. N. Guimaraes, Giovana M. Cascudo, José Osvaldo B. Neto, Hazem A. Ashmawi
Oral health conditions affect functional and social activities of terminally ill cancer patients
D. J. Fischer, J. B. Epstein, Y Yao, D. J. Wilkie
Breast cancer and coping among women of color: a systematic review of the literature
Grace J. Yoo, Ellen G. Levine, Rena Pasick
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the use of traditional Chinese medicine compound kushen injection for bone cancer pain
Bao Yanju, Liping Yang, Baojin Hua, Wei Hou, Zhan Shi, Weidong Li, Conghuang Li, Cihui Chen, Rui Liu, Yinggang Qin, Wenliang Lv
Prevention and management of adverse events related to regorafenib
Mieke De Wit, Christine B. Boers-Doets, Alessandra Saettini, Kristina Vermeersch, Carmen Roncero de Juan, Jan Ouwerkerk, See-See Raynard, Ashley Bazin, Chiara Cremolini
The end-of-life phase of high-grade glioma patients: a systematic review
Eefje M. Sizoo, H. Roeline W. Pasman, Linda Dirven, Christine Marosi, Wolfgang Grisold, Günther Stockhammer, Jonas Egeter, Robin Grant, Susan Chang, Jan J. Heimans, Luc Deliens, Jaap C. Reijneveld, Martin J. B. Taphoorn