Issue 4/2012
Content (27 Articles)
Patient-reported outcome instruments used to assess pain and functioning in studies of bisphosphonate treatment for bone metastases
Louis S. Matza, Lesley J. Fallowfield, Karen C. Chung, Brooke M. Currie, Kate Van Brunt, Donald L. Patrick
Art therapy in psycho-oncology—recruitment of participants and gender differences in usage
Kristina Geue, Robert Richter, Marianne Buttstaedt, Elmar Braehler, Ursula Boehler, Susanne Singer
Music’s relevance for adolescents and young adults with cancer: a constructivist research approach
Clare O’Callaghan, Philippa Barry, Kate Thompson
Psychological impairment in patients urgently referred for prostate and bladder cancer investigations: the role of trait emotional intelligence and perceived social support
Samuel G. Smith, Bruce Turner, Jhumur Pati, K. V. Petrides, Nick Sevdalis, James S. A. Green
Role of the general practitioner during the active breast cancer treatment phase: an analysis of health care use
Carriene Roorda, Geertruida H. de Bock, Willem Jan van der Veen, Annemarie Lindeman, Liesbeth Jansen, Klaas van der Meer
Acupuncture improves health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) and sleep in women with breast cancer and hot flushes
Jessica Frisk, Ann-Christine Källström, Najme Wall, Mats Fredrikson, Mats Hammar
Protective effects of polysaccharides and polyhydric alcohols in a dry mouth model in cultured cells
Akiko Morito, Koichi Fujisawa, Toru Eguchi, Yojiro Ota
Relationship between hopelessness, loneliness, and perceived social support from family in Turkish patients with cancer
Seda Pehlivan, Ozlem Ovayolu, Nimet Ovayolu, Alper Sevinc, Celalettin Camci
Sickness absence among cancer patients in the pre-diagnostic and the post-diagnostic phases of five common forms of cancer
Katarina Sjövall, Bo Attner, Martin Englund, Thor Lithman, Dennis Noreen, Barbro Gunnars, Bibbi Thomé, Håkan Olsson, Ingemar F. Petersson
Posttraumatic growth after cancer: the importance of health-related benefits and newfound compassion for others
Bronwyn A. Morris, Jane Shakespeare-Finch, Jennifer L. Scott
Nutritional surveillance and weight loss in head and neck cancer patients
Ylva Tiblom Ehrsson, Ann Langius-Eklöf, Göran Laurell
Is saliva a valid substitute for plasma in pharmacokinetic studies of oxycodone and its metabolites in patients with cancer?
Janet Hardy, Ross Norris, Helen Anderson, Angela O’Shea, Bruce Charles
Beyond palliative radiotherapy: a pilot multidisciplinary brain metastases clinic
Brita Danielson, Alysa Fairchild
Changes in patterns of use of cigarettes and alcohol in women after a first diagnosis of invasive breast cancer: a cohort study of women from Victoria, Australia
Robin J. Bell, Marijana Lijovic, Pamela Fradkin, Max Schwarz, Susan R. Davis
A longitudinal study of changes in provider–patient interaction in treatment of localized prostate cancer
Nicole Ernstmann, Oliver Ommen, Christoph Kowalski, Melanie Neumann, Adriaan Visser, Holger Pfaff, Lothar Weissbach
Palliative care consultation in pediatric oncology
Donna L. Johnston, Christina Vadeboncoeur
Fatigue assessment and rehabilitation outcomes in patients with brain tumors
Bo Ryun Kim, Min Ho Chun, Eun Young Han, Don-Kyu Kim
The cost of antiemetic therapy for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving platinum-containing regimens in daily practice in Japan: a retrospective study
Shota Hamada, Shiro Hinotsu, Katsuhito Hori, Hiroshi Furuse, Takehiro Oikawa, Junichi Kawakami, Seiichiro Ozono, Hideyuki Akaza, Koji Kawakami
Impaired physiological function and health-related QOL in patients before hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
Shinichiro Morishita, Katsuji Kaida, Kazuhiro Ikegame, Satoshi Yoshihara, Kyoko Taniguchi, Masaya Okada, Norihiko Kodama, Hiroyasu Ogawa, Kazuhisa Domen
Differential expression of cytokines in breast cancer patients receiving different chemotherapies: implications for cognitive impairment research
Michelle C. Janelsins, Karen M. Mustian, Oxana G. Palesh, Supriya G. Mohile, Luke J. Peppone, Lisa K. Sprod, Charles E. Heckler, Joseph A. Roscoe, Alan W. Katz, Jacqueline P. Williams, Gary R. Morrow
EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL quality of life scores in patients with advanced cancer referred for palliative radiotherapy
Amanda Caissie, Shaelyn Culleton, Janet Nguyen, Liying Zhang, Liang Zeng, Lori Holden, Kristopher Dennis, Esther Chan, Florencia Jon, May Tsao, Cyril Danjoux, Arjun Sahgal, Elizabeth Barnes, Kaitlin Koo, Edward Chow
Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of ondansetron plus dexamethasone with or without metoclopramide as antiemetic prophylaxis in patients receiving high-dose cisplatin in medical practice
Suthinee Ithimakin, Kanakorn Runglodvatana, Akarin Nimmannit, Charuwan Akewanlop, Vichien Srimuninnimit, Narong Keerativitayanan, Nopadol Soparattanapaisarn, Apirom Laocharoenkeat
Validation of the Cochin Risk Index Score (CRIS) for life expectancy prediction in terminally ill cancer patients
Jean-Philippe Durand, Olivier Mir, Romain Coriat, Anatole Cessot, Sylvain Pourchet, François Goldwasser
UW WELL-FIT: the impact of supervised exercise programs on physical capacity and quality of life in individuals receiving treatment for cancer
Madeleine Noble, Caryl Russell, Lori Kraemer, Michael Sharratt
In response to “Clinical features and management of carboplatin-related hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric low grade glioma”
Lucie Lafay-Cousin, Eric Bouffet
Assessing the impact of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity on the quality of life of cancer patients
C. M. L. Driessen, K. M. E. de Kleine-Bolt, A. J. J. M. Vingerhoets, F. Mols, G. Vreugdenhil
Quality of end-of-life care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in general wards and palliative care units in Japan
Kikuo Nakano, Takashi Yoshida, Junko Furutama, Shoji Sunada