Issue 3/2021
Content (60 Articles)
Religion may play an important role for patients, families, and doctors at the end of life
Maria Vargas, Annachiara Marra, Pasquale Buonano, Carmine Iacovazzo, Giuseppe Servillo
The importance of out-of-pocket cost information in the era of financial toxicity of cancer care
Fy-Uan Chang, Chun-Ru Chien
Palliative care for cancer patients with severe COVID-19: the challenge of uncertainty
Hon Wai Benjamin Cheng
“PENS” approach for breaking bad news—a short and sweet way!
Sharada Mailankody, Seema Rajesh Rao
Risk stratification and outreach to hematology/oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
Chelsea K. Osterman, Tammy Triglianos, Gary S. Winzelberg, Angela D. Nichols, Julia Rodriguez-O’Donnell, Sharon M. Bigelow, Hendrik van Deventer, Hanna K. Sanoff, Emily M. Ray
Spiritual care interventions in nursing: an integrative literature review
Mojtaba Ghorbani, Eesa Mohammadi, Reza Aghabozorgi, Monir Ramezani
Nonpharmacological therapies for the management of menopausal vasomotor symptoms in breast cancer survivors
Stephanie Tran, Martha Hickey, Christobel Saunders, Lesley Ramage, Paul A. Cohen
Correlates of stigma for patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zehao Huang, Ting Yu, Siyu Wu, Ailing Hu
Effects of 12 weeks of water aerobics on body composition in those affected by breast cancer
A. J. Salacinski, E. J. Doyle, R. Damon, R. A. Acevedo, C. E. Broeder
What do partners of patients with ovarian cancer need from the healthcare system? An examination of caregiving experiences in the healthcare setting and reported distress
Danielle Petricone-Westwood, Sarah Hales, Jacqueline Galica, Elisa Stragapede, Sophie Lebel
Supportive health education reduces health care utilization and costs in Latinas with breast cancer and their caregivers
Terry A. Badger, Alla Sikorskii, Chris Segrin, Charles W. Given
Training prostate cancer survivors and caregivers to be peer navigators: a blended online/in-person competency-based training program
Jacqueline Lorene Bender, P. K. Flora, E. Milosevic, S. Soheilipour, N. Maharaj, M. Dirlea, L. Parvin, A. Matthew, A. Kazanjian
Cost-effectiveness randomized clinical trial on the effect of photobiomodulation therapy for prevention of radiotherapy-induced severe oral mucositis in a Brazilian cancer hospital setting
Allisson Filipe Lopes Martins, Túlio Eduardo Nogueira, Marília Oliveira Morais, Sebastião Silvério de Sousa-Neto, Angélica Ferreira Oton-Leite, Marize Campos Valadares, Nilceana Maya Aires Freitas, Cláudio Rodrigues Leles, Elismauro Francisco Mendonça
A randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of life review therapy targeting incurably ill cancer patients: do their informal caregivers benefit?
Gitta Kleijn, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer, Vincent Willemsen, Annemarie Becker-Commissaris, Corien M. Eeltink, Anna M.E. Bruynzeel, Maurice J. van der Vorst, Pim Cuijpers, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw
Esophageal cancer patients of heavier weight have more nutritional risk of inadequate calorie intake immediately after esophagectomy: a retrospective study
Kaichao Liu, Saisai Sun, Xiaolin Liu, Jing Luo, Xiang Gao, Zhiyun Xu, Qin Zhang, Jun Bao, Binhui Ren
Feasibility and acceptability of a telephone-based chaplaincy intervention in a large, outpatient oncology center
Petra Sprik, Angela Janssen Keenan, Danielle Boselli, Sherri Cheeseboro, Patrick Meadors, Daniel Grossoehme
Demand for weekend outpatient chemotherapy among patients with cancer in Japan
Hideki Katayama, Masahiro Tabata, Toshio Kubo, Katsuyuki Kiura, Junji Matsuoka, Yoshinobu Maeda
Incidental pulmonary embolism in oncologic patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hans-Jonas Meyer, Andreas Wienke, Alexey Surov
Supportive care needs and service use during palliative care in family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: a prospective longitudinal study
Anneke Ullrich, Gabriella Marx, Corinna Bergelt, Gesine Benze, Youyou Zhang, Feline Wowretzko, Julia Heine, Lisa-Marie Dickel, Friedemann Nauck, Carsten Bokemeyer, Karin Oechsle
Strategies for living well with hormone-responsive advanced prostate cancer—a qualitative exploration
Lauren Matheson, Jo Nayoan, Carol Rivas, Jo Brett, Penny Wright, Hugh Butcher, Paul Jordan, Anna Gavin, Adam Glaser, Malcolm Mason, Richard Wagland, Eila Watson
The role of methadone in cancer-induced bone pain: a retrospective cohort study
Merlina Sulistio, Robert Wojnar, Seraphina Key, Justin Kwok, Ziad Al-Rubaie, Natasha Michael
What happens to cancer survivors attending a structured cancer survivorship clinic? Symptoms, quality of life and lifestyle changes over the first year at the Sydney Cancer Survivorship Centre clinic
J. L. Vardy, A. Liew, J. Turner, K. Kerin-Ayres, S. Butler, C. Deguchi, S. Khatri, C. Wildbore, C. Mo, M. Hamayun, H. M. Dhillon, A. Malalasekera, S. Y. Tan
Photobiomodulation for mucosal repair in patients submitted to dental extraction after head and neck radiation therapy: a double-blind randomized pilot study
Thyago Morais Vicente da Silva, Thayanara Silva Melo, Romulo Cesar de Alencar, José Ricardo Dias Pereira, Jair Carneiro Leão, Igor Henrique Morais Silva, Luiz Alcino Gueiros
Social inequalities in supportive care needs and quality of patient-centered care of cancer patients in Mexico
Svetlana V. Doubova, Ingrid Patricia Martinez-Vega, Claudia Infante-Castañeda, Carlos E. Aranda-Flores, Felicia M Knaul, Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas
Asprosin is associated with anorexia and body fat mass in cancer patients
Cheng Du, Chaoyun Wang, Xin Guan, Jingyu Li, Xiaowei Du, Zhuxuan Xu, Baolei Li, Yao Liu, Fangwei Fu, Hua Huo, Zhendong Zheng
Correlates of cognitive impairment in adult cancer survivors who have received chemotherapy and report cognitive problems
Shannon L. Gutenkunst, Janette L. Vardy, Haryana M. Dhillon, Melanie L. Bell
Chronic oral graft-versus-host disease: induction and maintenance therapy with photobiomodulation therapy
Joel B. Epstein, Judith E. Raber-Durlacher, Geena L. Epstein, Mette D. Hazenberg, Dimitrios Tzachanis, Ricardo T. Spielberger
Perceived quality of care and its associated factors among Chinese patients with advanced cancer: findings from the APPROACH study in Beijing
Ning Xiaohong, Anirudh Krishnan, Li Xiaoyuan, Liu Zhikai, Li Jie, Dai Xiaoyan, Semra Ozdemir, Chetna Malhotra, Eric A. Finkelstein, Irene Teo
Baseline anaemia increases locally advanced rectal cancer mortality in older patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiation
Darlene Rodrigues, Joana Simões, Laetitia Teixeira, Fátima Aires, Catarina Fernandes, Cármen Rey, Cristina Sarmento, Margarida Marques
Evaluation of the effects of integrative non-pharmacological interventions on the internal coherence and resilience of breast cancer patients
Shiao Li Oei, Anja Thronicke, Harald Matthes, Friedemann Schad
Associations between baseline symptom burden as assessed by patient-reported outcomes and overall survival of patients with metastatic cancer
Atul Batra, Lin Yang, Devon J. Boyne, Andrew Harper, Winson Y. Cheung, Colleen A. Cuthbert
Path analysis of survivorship care needs, symptom experience, and quality of life among multiethnic cancer survivors
Wei How Darryl Ang, Ying Lau, Lay Poh Ednajoy Ngo, An Ling Siew, Neo Kim Emily Ang, Violeta Lopez
The FOCCUS study: a prospective evaluation of the frequency, severity and treatable causes of gastrointestinal symptoms during and after chemotherapy
H. Jervoise N. Andreyev, Amyn Lalji, Kabir Mohammed, Ann C. G. Muls, David Watkins, Sheela Rao, Naureen Starling, Ian Chau, Sarah Cruse, Ville Pitkaaho, Jennifer Matthews, Laura Caley, Victoria Pittordou, Carolyn Adams, Linda Wedlake
Resilience process and its protective factors in long-term survivors after lung cancer surgery: a qualitative study
Xuting Li, Shihao Chen, Jingping Zhang, Lezhi Li, Yingxia Li, Man Ye
Lifestyle behaviors and intervention preferences of early-stage lung cancer survivors and their family caregivers
McKenzie K. Roddy, Raja M. Flores, Brian Burt, Hoda Badr
The dyadic relationship of benefit finding and its impact on quality of life in colorectal cancer survivor and spousal caregiver couples
Yi Lin, Xingjuan Luo, Jieyu Li, Yinghua Xu, Qiuping Li
Inherent and modifiable risk factors for peripheral venous catheter failure during cancer treatment: a prospective cohort study
Emily N. Larsen, Nicole Marsh, Catherine O’Brien, Emily Monteagle, Christopher Friese, Claire M. Rickard
Sleep disturbance in people with brain tumours and caregivers: a survey of healthcare professionals’ views and current practice
Megan S. Jeon, Haryana M. Dhillon, Eng-Siew Koh, Anna K. Nowak, Elizabeth Hovey, Meera R. Agar
A prospective nutritional assessment using Mini Nutritional Assessment-short form among patients with head and neck cancer receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Chia-Yen Hung, Shun-Wen Hsueh, Chang-Hsien Lu, Pei-Hung Chang, Ping-Tsung Chen, Kun-Yun Yeh, Hung-Ming Wang, Ngan-Ming Tsang, Pei-Wei Huang, Yu-Shin Hung, Shu-Chen Chen, Wen-Chi Chou
Impact of illness perception, mental adjustment, and sociodemographic characteristics on return to work in patients with head and neck cancer
Yen-Ju Chen, Yeur-Hur Lai, Yun-Hsiang Lee, Kuo-Yang Tsai, Mu-Kuan Chen, Ming-Yu Hsieh
Assessing the impact of adding acetazolamide to oral or intravenous sodium bicarbonate as compared with intravenous bicarbonate monotherapy as urinary alkalinization in adults receiving high-dose methotrexate
Amber B. Clemmons, Aaron Chase, Phung Duong, Jennifer L. Waller, Katherine Saunders, Locke Bryan
Factors associated with the initiation of chemotherapy within 90 days of death in metastatic colorectal cancer patients: a population-based study
Atul Batra, Geoff McKinnon, Alkarim Billawala, Dropen Sheka, Shiying Kong, Winson Y. Cheung
The perception gap of chemotherapy-induced adverse events between doctors and cancer patients: an observational study in China
Juan Yu, Zhen Zhang, Huaqiang Zhou, Xia Liu, Yan Huang, Wenfeng Fang, Yunpeng Yang, Shaodong Hong, Ting Zhou, Yaxiong Zhang, Gang Chen, Shen Zhao, Zhonghan Zhang, Yuxiang Ma, Hongyun Zhao, Ruizhen Gao, Li Zhang
Creation of a chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting dashboard to improve outcomes for pediatric cancer patients
Alexandra M. Walsh, Jennifer Hess, Melissa Rees, Cynthia Wetmore, Vinay Vadiya
Acute palliative care unit–initiated interventions for advanced cancer patients at the end of life: prediction of impending death based on Glasgow Prognostic Score
Yoshihide Nagasako, Masahiro Suzuki, Tetsuji Iriyama, Yoko Nagasawa, Yoshiki Katayama, Kaori Masuda
The association of health status and cancer history of young adult survivors of childhood cancer with parental accompaniment to survivorship clinic visits
Sanyukta K. Janardan, Lyn M. Balsamo, Wilhelmenia L. Ross, Jaime Rotatori, Claudia Auerbach, Nina S. Kadan-Lottick
Experiences of people with cancer who have participated in a hospital-based exercise program: a qualitative study
Alessia Ferri, Elise M. Gane, Michelle D. Smith, Elizabeth P. Pinkham, Sjaan R. Gomersall, Venerina Johnston
Impact of respiratory physical therapy on heart rate autonomic control in children with leukemia
Jociele M. Kirizawa, David M. Garner, Vitor E. Valenti
The natural history of weight and swallowing outcomes in oropharyngeal cancer patients following radiation or concurrent chemoradiation therapy
Nedeljko Jovanovic, Colleen Dreyer, Sarah Hawkins, Kendra Thouless, David Palma, Philip C. Doyle, Julie A. Theurer
Home-based care of low-risk febrile neutropenia in children—an implementation study in a tertiary paediatric hospital
Gabrielle M. Haeusler, Lynda Gaynor, Benjamin Teh, Franz E. Babl, Lisa M. Orme, Ahuva Segal, Francoise Mechinaud, Penelope A. Bryant, Bob Phillips, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Monica A. Slavin, Karin A. Thursky
Smell and taste function in childhood cancer patients: a feasibility study
Mirjam van den Brink, Irene IJpma, Britt van Belkom, Marta Fiocco, Remco C. Havermans, Wim J. E. Tissing
Risk factors of skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer undergoing treatment with zoledronate—a post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial
Hirotaka Miyashita, Christina Cruz, Cardinale Smith
The effect of chemotherapy on olfactory function and mucociliary clearance
Fakih Cihat Eravcı, Gökhan Uçar, Kürşat Murat Özcan, Mustafa Çolak, Yakup Ergün, Yusuf Açıkgöz, Aykut Ikincioğulları, Doğan Uncu, Hacı Hüseyin Dere
Pre-treatment psychoeducational intervention and outcomes in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy
Nauman H. Malik, Manjula Maganti, Maurene McQuestion, Michael C. Tjong, Dana Keilty, Eric Monteiro, Shao Hui Huang, Raymond Woo-Jun Jang, Andrea Gomes, Joanne Pun, Jolie Ringash
Autonomy is not but competence and relatedness are associated with physical activity among colorectal cancer survivors
Kyoung-A Kim, Sang Hui Chu, Eui Geum Oh, Sang Joon Shin, Justin Y. Jeon, Yun Jin Lee
A practice model of sexuality nursing care: a concept mapping approach
Ka Ming Chow, Carmen Wing Han Chan, Kai Chow Choi, Isabel D. White, Ka Yi Siu, Wai Ha Sin
Exploring the dietary choices of Chinese women living with breast cancer in Vancouver, Canada
Brenda Ng, Gwen E. Chapman, Ryna Levy-Milne, Lynda G. Balneaves
Prevalence and correlates of unmet palliative care needs in dyads of Chinese patients with advanced cancer and their informal caregivers: a cross-sectional survey
Tao Wang, Alex Molassiotis, Jing-Yu Tan, Betty Pui Man Chung, Hou-Qiang Huang
Assessment of adherence to cancer-associated venous thromboembolism guideline and pharmacist’s impact on anticoagulant therapy
Esin Aysel Kandemir, Aygin Bayraktar-Ekincioglu, Saadettin Kilickap