Issue 12/2013
Content (37 Articles)
Author's response to ‘Evidence is in the eye of the beholder’ letter to the editor
Alex Molassiotis
Handgrip strength predicts survival and is associated with markers of clinical and functional outcomes in advanced cancer patients
R. D. Kilgour, A. Vigano, B. Trutschnigg, E. Lucar, M. Borod, J. A. Morais
Use of glucose solution for the alleviation of gemcitabine-induced vascular pain: a double-blind randomized crossover study
Hiroki Nagai, Toshiyuki Kitano, Takafumi Nishimura, Hiroyasu Yasuda, Kazumi Nakata, Sachie Takashima, Masashi Kanai, Shigemi Matsumoto, Yukiko Mori, Yuichi Kakudo, Hiroyasu Sato, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Kaoru Kameno, Young Hak Kim, Michiaki Mishima, Kazuhiro Yanagihara
Natural history of skeletal-related events in patients with breast, lung, or prostate cancer and metastases to bone: a 15-year study in two large US health systems
Gerry Oster, Lois Lamerato, Andrew G. Glass, Kathryn E. Richert-Boe, Andrea Lopez, Karen Chung, Akshara Richhariya, Tracy Dodge, Greg G. Wolff, Arun Balakumaran, John Edelsberg
Cancer pain management in an oncological ward in a comprehensive cancer center with an established palliative care unit
Sebastiano Mercadante, Costanza Guccione, Simona Di Fatta, Valentina Alaimo, Giovanna Prestia, Rosanna Bellingardo, Vittorio Gebbia, Antonino Giarratano, Alessandra Casuccio
Involvement of general practitioners in palliative cancer care: a qualitative study
Anne Dahlhaus, Nicholas Vanneman, Andrea Siebenhofer, Marie Brosche, Corina Guethlin
Correlation of radiation treatment interruptions with psychiatric disease and performance status in head and neck cancer patients
Radhika Sreeraman, Srinivasan Vijayakumar, Allen M. Chen
Oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy’s effects on health-related quality of life of colorectal cancer survivors
Cindy Tofthagen, Kristine A. Donovan, Mary Ann Morgan, David Shibata, Yating Yeh
Perceptions, expectations, and attitudes about communication with physicians among Chinese American and non-Hispanic white women with early stage breast cancer
Judy Huei-yu Wang, Inez F. Adams, Rena J. Pasick, Scarlett L. Gomez, Laura Allen, Grace X. Ma, Michael X. Lee, Ellen Huang
Assessing suffering in advanced cancer patients using Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self-Measure (PRISM), preliminary validation of the Spanish version in a Latin American population
Alicia Krikorian, Joaquín T. Limonero, John J. Vargas, Carolina Palacio
Treatment regret and quality of life following radical prostatectomy
Chelsea G. Ratcliff, Lorenzo Cohen, Curtis A. Pettaway, Patricia A. Parker
Patients' perceptions of quality of life during active treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer: the importance of preoperative exercise
Shaunna M. Burke, Jennifer Brunet, Catherine M. Sabiston, Sandy Jack, Michael P. W. Grocott, Malcolm A. West
The Impact of Cancer Scale (IOC) in Italian long-term cancer survivors: adaptation and psychometric evaluation
Barbara Muzzatti, Cristiana Flaiban, Francesca Romito, Claudia Cormio, Maria Antonietta Annunziata
Old age and poor prognosis increase the likelihood of disagreement between cancer patients and their oncologists on the indication for resuscitation attempt
Lena Saltbaek, Hanne M. Michelsen, Knud M. Nelausen, Rikke Gut, Dorte L. Nielsen
Newfound compassion after prostate cancer: a psychometric evaluation of additional items in the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
Bronwyn A. Morris, Bridget Wilson, Suzanne K. Chambers
Managing brain metastases patientswith and without radiotherapy: initial lessonsfrom a team-based consult service through a multidisciplinary integrated palliative oncology clinic
Hellen Jung, Aynharan Sinnarajah, Bert Enns, Jon-Paul Voroney, Alison Murray, Guy Pelletier, Jackson Sai-Yiu Wu
Can the LANSS scale be used to classify pain in chronic cancer pain trials?
Janet Hardy, Stephen Quinn, Belinda Fazekas, Meera Agar, David Currow
Exploring the perceived changes and the reasons why expected outcomes were not obtained in individual levels in a successful regional palliative care intervention trial: an analysis for interpretations
Tatsuya Morita, Kazuki Sato, Mitsunori Miyashita, Miki Akiyama, Masashi Kato, Shohei Kawagoe, Hiroya Kinoshita, Yutaka Shirahige, Sen Yamakawa, Masako Yamada, Kenji Eguchi
A brief couples' workshop for improving sexual experiences after prostate cancer treatment: a feasibility study
Amy J. D. Hampton, Lauren M. Walker, Andrea Beck, John W. Robinson
Does it matter what you call it? A randomized trial of language used to describe palliative care services
R. M. Maciasz, R. M. Arnold, E. Chu, S. Y. Park, D. B. White, L. B. Vater, Y. Schenker
Changes of QTc interval after opioid switching to oral methadone
Sebastiano Mercadante, Giovanna Prestia, Claudio Adile, Alessandra Casuccio
Palonosetron and prednisolone for the prevention of nausea and emesis during fractionated radiotherapy and 5 cycles of concomitant weekly cisplatin—a phase II study
Christina H. Ruhlmann, Charlotte Belli, Tina Dahl, Jørn Herrstedt
Population-based comparison of two feeding tube approaches for head and neck cancer patients receiving concurrent systemic–radiation therapy: is a prophylactic feeding tube approach harmful or helpful?
Robert Olson, Irene Karam, Gavin Wilson, Angela Bowman, Christopher Lee, Frances Wong
Impact of clinical pharmacist-based parenteral nutrition service for bone marrow transplantation patients: a randomized clinical trial
Maryam Mousavi, Alireza Hayatshahi, Amir Sarayani, Molouk Hadjibabaie, Mohammadreza Javadi, Hassan Torkamandi, Kheirollah Gholami, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh
Erratum to: Impact of clinical pharmacist-based parenteral nutrition service for bone marrow transplantation patients: a randomized clinical trial
Maryam Mousavi, Alireza Hayatshahi, Amir Sarayani, Molouk Hadjibabaie, Mohammadreza Javadi, Hassan Torkamandi, Kheirollah Gholami, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh
“You need something like this to give you guidelines on what to do”: patients' and partners' use and perceptions of a self-directed coping skills training resource
Sylvie D. Lambert, Afaf Girgis, Jane Turner, Tim Regan, Hayley Candler, Ben Britton, Suzanne Chambers, Catalina Lawsin, Karen Kayser
Burden among partner caregivers of patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer within 1 year after diagnosis: an economic perspective
Chunyu Li, Steven B. Zeliadt, Ingrid J. Hall, Judith Lee Smith, Donatus U. Ekwueme, Carol M. Moinpour, David F. Penson, Ian M. Thompson, Thomas E. Keane, Scott D. Ramsey
Comparison of physical and mental health status between cancer survivors and the general population: a Korean population-based survey (KNHANES II-IV)
Kyae Hyung Kim, Young Youn Cho, Dong Wook Shin, Ju Hyun Lee, Young-Jin Ko, Sang Min Park
Prospective observational study of treatment pattern, effectiveness and safety of zoledronic acid therapy beyond 24 months in patients with multiple myeloma or bone metastases from solid tumors
T. Van den Wyngaert, M. Delforge, C. Doyen, L. Duck, K. Wouters, I. Delabaye, C. Wouters, H. Wildiers
Improving the transition of highly complex patients into the community: impact of a pharmacist in an allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) outpatient clinic
Ruth Chieng, John Coutsouvelis, Susan Poole, Michael J. Dooley, Diana Booth, Andrew Wei
Pain and health-related quality of life in patients with advanced solid tumours and bone metastases: integrated results from three randomized, double-blind studies of denosumab and zoledronic acid
Roger von Moos, Jean-Jacques Body, Blair Egerdie, Alison Stopeck, Janet E. Brown, Danail Damyanov, Lesley J. Fallowfield, Gavin Marx, Charles S. Cleeland, Donald L. Patrick, Felipe G. Palazzo, Yi Qian, Ada Braun, Karen Chung
Affordability of cancer treatment for aging cancer patients in Singapore: an analysis of health, lifestyle, and financial burden
Alexandre Chan, Yu Yan Chiang, Xiu Hui Low, Kevin Yi-Lwern Yap, Raymond Ng
Hemophagocytic syndrome in children with acute monoblastic leukemia—another cause of fever of unknown origin
H. Lackner, M. G. Seidel, V. Strenger, P. Sovinz, W. Schwinger, M. Benesch, D. Sperl, C. Urban
Orphan symptoms in advanced cancer patients followed at home
Sebastiano Mercadante, Giampiero Porzio, Alessandro Valle, Flavio Fusco, Federica Aielli, Claudio Adile, Alessandra Casuccio
Optimal patient education for cancer pain: a systematic review and theory-based meta-analysis
N. Marie, T. Luckett, P. M. Davidson, M. Lovell, S. Lal