Issue 12/2019
Content (41 Articles)
Vitamin D deficiency in oncology practice—more roads to cross
Ali Alkan, Görkem Türkkan, Özgür Tanrıverdi
Reply to: “Informal caregiver quality of life in a palliative oncology population”
Kohei Kajiwara, Jun Kako, Hiroko Noto, Yasufumi Oosono, Masamitsu Kobayashi
Chemotherapy intravenously in children with cancer at home, the nurse practitioner makes it possible!
N. T. M. Kok, A. C. Ligthart-Beukhof, M. D. van de Wetering
The role of parenteral nutrition in patients with malignant bowel obstruction
Federico Bozzetti
Prevalence and risk factors of sleep disturbances in breast cancersurvivors: systematic review and meta-analyses
Laurence Leysen, Astrid Lahousse, Jo Nijs, Nele Adriaenssens, Olivier Mairesse, Sergei Ivakhnov, Thomas Bilterys, Eveline Van Looveren, Roselien Pas, David Beckwée
Community-based exercise programs for cancer survivors: a scoping review of practice-based evidence
Kelley R. Covington, Mary C. Hidde, Mackenzi Pergolotti, Heather J. Leach
Reproductive outcomes following a stem cell transplant for a haematological malignancy in female cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Brigitte Gerstl, Elizabeth Sullivan, Jana Koch, Handan Wand, Angela Ives, Richard Mitchell, Nada Hamad, Antoinette Anazodo
Mood outcomes of a behavioral treatment for urinary incontinence in prostate cancer survivors
Amy Y. Zhang, Stephen Ganocy, Alex Z. Fu, Denise Kresevic, Lee Ponsky, Gerald Strauss, Donald R. Bodner, Hui Zhu
Evaluation of the psychological burden during the early disease trajectory in patients with intracranial tumors by the ultra-brief Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4)
Mirjam Renovanz, Sari Soebianto, Helena Tsakmaklis, Naureen Keric, Minou Nadji-Ohl, Manfred Beutel, Florian Ringel, Daniel Wollschläger, Anne-Katrin Hickmann
Acceptability and feasibility of a therapeutic board game for children and adolescents with cancer: the Italian version of Shop Talk
Alessandra Bettini, Elena Amore, Laura Vagnoli, Francesca Maffei, Rosanna Martin
Factors associated with a preference for disclosure of life expectancy information from physicians: a cross-sectional survey of cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy
Megumi Uchida, Chikao Sugie, Michio Yoshimura, Eiji Suzuki, Yuta Shibamoto, Masahiro Hiraoka, Tatsuo Akechi
Promoting assessment and management of function through navigation: opportunities to bridge oncology and rehabilitation systems of care
Nicole L. Stout, Alix Sleight, Denise Pfeiffer, Mary Lou Galantino, Bianca deSouza
Do-not-resuscitate status is correlated with the prescribed use of systemic strong opioid analgesics in patients with terminal cancer: an observational study
Chun-Li Wang, Chia-Yen Lin, Chun-Che Huang, Chu-Sheng Lin, Chung-Chieh Hu, Sheau-Feng Hwang, Ting-Ting Yen, Yi-Sheng Liou, Lung-Chun Lee
Evaluation of chemotherapy-induced toxicity and health-related quality of life amongst early-stage breast cancer patients receiving Chinese herbal medicine in Malaysia
Ai Ch’i Liew, Kok-Khiang Peh, Boon Seang Tan, Wei Zhao, Balamurugan Tangiisuran
Characterizing and assessing antiemetic underuse in patients initiating highly emetogenic chemotherapy
Nirosha Mahendraratnam, Joel F. Farley, Ethan Basch, Amber Proctor, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Stacie B. Dusetzina
Cutaneous toxicities of antineoplastic agents: data from a large cohort of Greek patients
Vasiliki Nikolaou, D. Voudouri, G. Tsironis, A. Charpidou, G. Stamoulis, I. Triantafyllopoulou, I. Panoutsopoulou, E. Xidakis, A. Bamias, E. Samantas, G. Aravantinos, H. Gogas, D. Rigopoulos, K. Syrigos, A. Stratigos
Stepped care targeting psychological distress in head and neck cancer and lung cancer patients: which groups specifically benefit? Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial
Femke Jansen, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Anna M. H. Krebber, Pim Cuijpers, Remco de Bree, Annemarie Becker-Commissaris, Egbert F. Smit, Annemieke van Straten, Guus M. Eeckhout, Aartjan T. F. Beekman, C. René Leemans, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw
The Dyadic Communicative Resilience Scale (DCRS): scale development, reliability, and validity
Skye Chernichky-Karcher, Maria K. Venetis, Helen Lillie
Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research recommendations for cancer prevention is associated with better health–related quality of life among long-term colorectal cancer survivors: results of the PROFILES registry
Merel R. van Veen, Floortje Mols, Martijn J. L. Bours, Matty P. Weijenberg, Ellen Kampman, Sandra Beijer
How communication between cancer patients and their specialists affect the quality and cost of cancer care
Neli Slavova-Azmanova, Jade C. Newton, Harry Hohnen, Claire E. Johnson, Christobel Saunders
Taste disorders following cancer treatment: report of a case series
Joel B. Epstein, Safira Marques de Andrade e Silva, Geena L. Epstein, Jorge Henrique Santos Leal, Andrei Barasch, Gregory Smutzer
Positive effects of acupressure bands combined with relaxation music/instructions on patients most at risk for chemotherapy-induced nausea
Anita R. Peoples, Eva Culakova, Charles E. Heckler, Michelle Shayne, Tracey L. O’Connor, Jeffrey J. Kirshner, Peter W. Bushunow, Gary R. Morrow, Joseph A. Roscoe
The experience of dysgeusia in allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation survivors: a qualitative study
Davide Bomben, Alessandra Bin, Margherita Venturini, Teresa Bulfone, Luca Ghirotto, Valentina Bressan
Effects of exercise on inflammation in patients receiving chemotherapy: a nationwide NCORP randomized clinical trial
Ian R. Kleckner, Charles Kamen, Calvin Cole, Chunkit Fung, Charles E. Heckler, Joseph J. Guido, Eva Culakova, Adedayo A. Onitilo, Alison Conlin, J. Philip Kuebler, Supriya Mohile, Michelle Janelsins, Karen M. Mustian
The ENHANCES study: a randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for patients treated for head and neck cancer
Jane Turner, Patsy Yates, Lizbeth Kenny, Louisa G Gordon, Bryan Burmeister, Brett G M Hughes, Alexandra L McCarthy, Chris Perry, Raymond J Chan, Alana Paviour, Helen Skerman, Martin Batstone, Lisa Mackenzie
What symptoms are important to patients? Developing a symptom burden measure for women with breast cancer
Meagan S. Whisenant, Faith A. Strunk, Debasish Tripathy, Loretta A. Williams
Sexual quality of life after the treatment of gynecologic cancer: what women want
J. L. Hubbs, E. L. Dickson Michelson, R. I. Vogel, C. L. Rivard, D. G. K. Teoh, Melissa A. Geller
Sarcopenia in patients with malignant pleural effusion: impact on symptoms, health status, and response to hospitalization
Janet Rodríguez-Torres, Laura López-López, Irene Cabrera-Martos, Gerald Valenza-Demet, Lawrence P. Cahalin, Marie Carmen Valenza
Prognostic association of demographic and clinical factors with the change rates of symptoms and depression among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Jyh-Jou Chen, Sheng-Shiung Huang, In-Fun Li, Kuan-Pin Lin, Shiow-Luan Tsay
A survey of patient and caregiver experience with malignant pleural mesothelioma
Anne Warby, Haryana M. Dhillon, Steven Kao, Janette L. Vardy
Multimodal exercise ameliorates exercise responses and body composition in head and neck cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
Chia-Jui Yen, Ching-Hsia Hung, Chung-Lan Kao, Wei-Ming Tsai, Shih-Hung Chan, Hui-Ching Cheng, Wan-Ting Jheng, Yan-Jhen Lu, Kun-Ling Tsai
The role of patient-reported outcomes in outpatients receiving active anti-cancer treatment: impact on patients’ quality of life
Chiara Baratelli, Carmela Giovanna Cleopatra Turco, Gaetano Lacidogna, Elisa Sperti, Francesca Vignani, Donatella Marino, Clizia Zichi, Emmanuele De Luca, Marco Audisio, Daniela Ballaminut, Annalisa Bellezza, Paola Chiotto, Giovanna Ciriolo, Rossella Comite, Fulvia Codegone, Santina Florio, Luisa Fusco, Laura Polimeno, Donatella Pozzi, Eliana Zilio, Sabrina Terzolo, Massimo Di Maio
Validation of the Chinese version of the Head and Neck Patient Symptom Checklist for measuring nutrition impact symptoms during radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer
Sanli Jin, Qian Lu, Dong Pang, Yan Sun, Shaowen Xiao, Baomin Zheng, Hangjing Cui
Spiritual, religious, and existential concerns of cancer survivors in a secular country with focus on age, gender, and emotional challenges
N. C. Hvidt, T. B. Mikkelsen, A. D. Zwisler, J. B. Tofte, E. Assing Hvidt
Oncology healthcare professionals’ perceptions, explanatory models, and moral views on suicidality
Leeat Granek, Ora Nakash, Samuel Ariad, Shahar Shapira, Merav Ben-David
Social disparities and symptom burden in populations with advanced cancer: specialist palliative care providers’ perspectives
Anna Santos Salas, Sharon M. Watanabe, Yoko Tarumi, Tracy Wildeman, Ana M. Hermosa García, Bisi Adewale, Wendy Duggleby
Development of an exercise adherence program for breast cancer survivors with cancer-related fatigue—an intervention mapping approach
Sue Kim, Yun Hee Ko, Yoonkyung Song, Min Jae Kang, Hyojin Lee, Sung Hae Kim, Justin Y. Jeon, Young Up Cho, Gihong Yi, Jeehee Han
Minimal clinically important difference of the EORTC QLQ-CIPN20 for worsening peripheral neuropathy in patients receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy
Fiona Yeo, Chiu Chin Ng, Kiley W. J. Loh, Alex Molassiotis, Hui Lin Cheng, Joseph S. K. Au, Kwun To Leung, Yu Chung Li, Kam-Hung Wong, Lorna Suen, Choi Wan Chan, Janelle Yorke, Carole Farrell, Aishwarya Bandla, Emily Ang, Violeta Lopez, Raghav Sundar, Alexandre Chan
Cross-sectional study of patient-reported fatigue, physical activity and cardiovascular status in men after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy
Ruth E. Ashton, Garry A. Tew, Wendy A. Robson, John M. Saxton, Jonathan J. Aning
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy—patient-reported outcomes compared with NCI-CTCAE grade
Aaron C. Tan, J. Matt McCrary, Susanna B. Park, Terry Trinh, David Goldstein
Rural-urban differences in financial burden among cancer survivors: an analysis of a nationally representative survey
Whitney E. Zahnd, Melinda M. Davis, Jason S. Rotter, Robin C. Vanderpool, Cynthia K. Perry, Jackilen Shannon, Linda K. Ko, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Cassie L. Odahowski, Paige E. Farris, Jan M. Eberth