Issue 8/2021
Content (80 Articles)
Letter to Smibert OC et al. ‘Epidemiology and risk for infection following cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy’
Fabio Carboni, Luigi Toma, Mario Valle
Letter in reply to Carboni F et al
Olivia Catherine Smibert, Leon J. Worth
Regarding: Humayra Rashid et al. (2020) Returning to work in lung cancer survivors—a multi-center cross-sectional study in Germany. Supp Care Cancer; Published 19 November 2020
Masamitsu Kobayashi, Jun Kako, Kohei Kajiwara, Ayako Ogata
Persistence, compliance, discontinuation rates and switch rates in denosumab and bisphosphonate treatment of bone metastases in cancer patients: reasons of switch, osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) and other critical points
Maura Rossi, Alessio Gambino, Marco Cabras, Manuela Alessio, Vittorio Fusco
Successful application of focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis in patients suffering from metastatic breast cancer
Andrej Zdravkovic, Michael Mickel, Richard Crevenna
Lessons learned from the delivery of virtual integrative oncology interventions in clinical practice and research during the COVID-19 pandemic
Robert Knoerl, Carolyn S. Phillips, Juliana Berfield, Heather Woods, Meghan Acosta, Anna Tanasijevic, Jennifer Ligibel
Breaking bad news to cancer patients in times of COVID-19
Helen Hauk, Jürg Bernhard, Meghan McConnell, Benny Wohlfarth
An online review of informational sources for advanced or high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Rachel Starkings, Valerie Shilling, Lesley Fallowfield
Postoperative health-related quality of life of patients with gynecological malignancy: a meta-analysis
Se-Ge Ma, Xue Deng, Lu Xing, Yan Huang
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): current therapies and topical treatment option with high-concentration capsaicin
Christian Maihöfner, Ingo Diel, Hans Tesch, Tamara Quandel, Ralf Baron
A pilot study of population-based, patient-reported outcome collection in cancer survivors
Veenoo Agarwal, Nadia Corsini, Marion C. Eckert, Greg Sharplin, Imogen Ramsey, Kate Gunn, Michael K. Fitzgerald, Bogda Koczwara
Reliability of graded cycling test with talk test and 30-s chair-stand test in men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy
Maria Rothgart Aabo, Anne-Mette Ragle, Peter Busch Østergren, Anders Vinther
Effectiveness of a nurse-led telephone follow-up in the therapeutic management of patients receiving oral antineoplastic agents: a randomized, multicenter controlled trial (ETICCO study)
Wafa Bouleftour, Thierry Muron, Aline Guillot, Fabien Tinquaut, Romain Rivoirard, Jean-Philippe Jacquin, Léa Saban-Roche, Karima Boussoualim, Emmanuelle Tavernier, Karine Augeul-Meunier, Olivier Collard, Benoite Mery, Sidonie Pupier, Mathieu Oriol, Aurélie Bourmaud, Pierre Fournel, C. Vassal
Cost-effectiveness analysis of olanzapine-containing antiemetic therapy for the prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC) patients
Ronald Chow, Leonard Chiu, Jørn Herrstedt, Matti Aapro, Michael Lock, Carlo DeAngelis, Rudolph M. Navari
Predictive factors for dental inflammation with exacerbation during cancer therapy with FDG-PET/CT imaging
Mai Kim, Trang Thuy Dam, Masaru Ogawa, Takahiro Shimizu, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Keisuke Suzuki, Takuya Asami, Jun Kurihara, Satoshi Yokoo
Needs assessment of current palliative care education in U.S. hematology/oncology fellowship programs
Jafar H. Al-Mondhiry, Aaron D. Burkenroad, Eric Zhang, Christopher J. Pietras, Ambereen K. Mehta
Dissemination of cancer survivorship care plans: who is being left out?
Lava R. Timsina, Ben Zarzaur, David A. Haggstrom, Peter C. Jenkins, Maryam Lustberg, Samilia Obeng-Gyasi
Relationship of perceived everyday cognitive function and work engagement in breast cancer survivors
Diane Von Ah, Adele Crouch
Assessment of an onco-sexology support and follow-up program in cervical or vaginal cancer patients undergoing brachytherapy
Marce-Amara Kpoghomou, Marion Geneau, Josiane Menard, Moufid Stiti, Thierry Almont, Bishwajit Ghose, Justine Attal, Martine Delannes, Eric Huyghe, Anne Ducassou
Pain mapping and characteristics in breast cancer survivors during task-oriented training: analysis at 3, 6, and 9 months
Bruna Baungarten Hugen Back, Kamilla Zomkowski, Mariana dos Santos Hermes, Natália de Souza Cunha, Anke Bergmann, Fabiana Flores Sperandio
The experience of nutritional care according to patients with head and neck cancer involved with a combined dietitian, specialist nurse and speech pathologist clinic in a regional Australia: a qualitative longitudinal study
Emily Hazzard, Jennifer Haughton, Janaye Fish, Marianna Milosavljevic, Vhari Dickson, Jessica Boehm, Karen Walton, Bruce Ashford
Hindrances of peripherally inserted central catheter care of leukemia patients: a qualitative study
Ya-ting Ai, Hui Hu, Chong-ming Yang, Xuan Zhou, Xiao-ying Yang, Hai-rong Ren, Yi-yan Huang
Quality of life, coping strategies, and supportive care needs in head and neck cancer survivors: a qualitative study
Sylvia L. Crowder, Natasha Najam, Kalika P. Sarma, Barbara H. Fiese, Anna E. Arthur
Oral symptoms in patients with advanced cancer: an observational study using a novel oral symptom assessment scale
Andrew Davies, Alison Buchanan, Jennifer Todd, Amanda Gregory, Kabir Mohammed Batsari
Exploring Cancer Patients’ Perceptions of Accessing and Experience with Using the Educational Material in the Opal Patient Portal
Katherine Mohsen, John Kildea, Sylvie D. Lambert, Andréa M. Laizner
The power of informal cancer caregivers’ writings: results from a thematic and narrative analysis
Nicoletta Suter, Giulia Ardizzone, Guido Giarelli, Lucia Cadorin, Nicolas Gruarin, Chiara Cipolat Mis, Nancy Michilin, Alessandra Merighi, Ivana Truccolo
Spouse caregivers’ attributed gains from a skill-based counseling program
Ellen H. Zahlis, Frances Marcus Lewis
Social support and healthcare utilization of caregivers of Latinas with breast cancer
Megan Hebdon, Terry A. Badger, Chris Segrin, Alice Pasvogel
Healthcare provider self-reported observations and behaviors regarding their role in the spiritual care of cancer patients
Elizabeth Palmer Kelly, Madison Hyer, Diamantis Tsilimigras, Timothy M. Pawlik
CancerSupportSource®-15+: development and evaluation of a short form of a distress screening program for cancer patients and survivors
Alexandra K. Zaleta, Shauna McManus, Erica E. Fortune, Branlyn W. DeRosa, Joanne S. Buzaglo, Julie S. Olson, Sara Goldberger, Melissa F. Miller
Comparison of subsequent infusion hypersensitivity reactions to paclitaxel using two different infusion strategies
Kristen Nymberg, Stephanie Folan, Michael Berger, Junan Li, Kyle Zanath, Jeffrey VanDeusen, Craig Vargo
Prognostic model for patients with advanced cancer using a combination of routine blood test values
Taeko Miyagi, Satoshi Miyata, Keita Tagami, Yusuke Hiratsuka, Mamiko Sato, Ikuo Takeda, Katsura Kohata, Noriaki Satake, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Akira Inoue
Understanding adolescents’ and young adults’ self-perceptions after cancer treatment in the context of a two-arm, mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled physical activity trial
Amanda Wurz, Jenson Price, Jennifer Brunet
Benefit finding in long-term prostate cancer survivors
Irène Lassmann, Andreas Dinkel, Birgitt Marten-Mittag, Matthias Jahnen, Helga Schulwitz, Jürgen E. Gschwend, Kathleen Herkommer
Distinct profiles of multiple co-occurring symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal cancers receiving chemotherapy
Yufen Lin, Donald E. Bailey Jr, Sharron L. Docherty, Laura S. Porter, Bruce A. Cooper, Steven M. Paul, Kord M. Kober, Marilyn J. Hammer, Fay Wright, Laura B. Dunn, Yvette P. Conley, Jon D. Levine, Christine Miaskowski
The course of health-related quality of life from diagnosis to two years follow-up in patients with oropharyngeal cancer: does HPV status matter?
Laura H. A. Korsten, Femke Jansen, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Marije Vergeer, Ruud H. Brakenhoff, C. René Leemans, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw
Nurse navigators’ telemonitoring for cancer patients with COVID-19: a French case study
Marie Ferrua, Delphine Mathivon, Adeline Duflot-Boukobza, May Abbas, Cécile Charles, Amandine Barrais, Jennifer Legendre, Christine Mendes, Magali Pons, Mansouria Merad, Etienne Minvielle, Olivier Mir, Florian Scotté
A qualitative study of online support communities for lung cancer survivors on targeted therapies
Casey A. Walsh, Morhaf Al Achkar
Use of bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma patients in Denmark, 2005–2015
Tina Bech Olesen, Ina Trolle Andersen, Anne Gulbech Ording, Vera Ehrenstein, Anouchka Seesaghur, Carsten Helleberg, Trine Silkjær, Rohini K. Hernandez, Daniela Niepel, Niels Abildgaard
The association of comorbidity measures and mortality in geriatric rehabilitation inpatients by cancer status: RESORT
Cheuk Huen Chan, Claire Maddison, Esmee M. Reijnierse, Wen Kwang Lim, Andrea B. Maier
Opioid use and misuse in children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer: a systematic review of the literature
Melissa Beauchemin, Richard Dorritie, Dawn L. Hershman
Photobiomodulation (low-level laser) therapy for immediate pain relief of persistent oral ulcers in chronic graft-versus-host disease
Ori Finfter, Batia Avni, Sigal Grisariu, Yaron Haviv, Chen Nadler, Ori Rimon, Yehuda Zadik
Pain or fatigue: which correlates more with suffering in hospitalized cancer patients?
Mellar P. Davis, Lisa A. Rybicki, Renato V. Samala, Chirag Patel, Armida Parala-Metz, Ruth Lagman
Cancer pain management in the emergency department: a multicenter prospective observational trial of the Comprehensive Oncologic Emergencies Research Network (CONCERN)
Christopher J. Coyne, Cielito C. Reyes-Gibby, Danielle D. Durham, Beau Abar, David Adler, Aveh Bastani, Steven L. Bernstein, Christopher W. Baugh, Jason J. Bischof, Corita R. Grudzen, Daniel J. Henning, Matthew F. Hudson, Adam Klotz, Gary H. Lyman, Troy E. Madsen, Daniel J. Pallin, Juan Felipe Rico, Richard J. Ryan, Nathan I. Shapiro, Robert Swor, Charles R. Thomas Jr., Arvind Venkat, Jason Wilson, Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, Jeffrey M. Caterino
Personalised support of brain tumour patients during radiotherapy based on psychological profile and quality of life
Loredana Dinapoli, Silvia Chiesa, Nicola Dinapoli, Roberto Gatta, Francesco Beghella Bartoli, Serena Bracci, Ciro Mazzarella, Maria Zoe Sanfilippo, Giovanni Sabatino, Simona Gaudino, Giuseppe Maria Della Pepa, Vincenzo Frascino, Vincenzo Valentini, Mario Balducci
Improvement in quality of life and psychological well-being associated with a culturally based psychosocial intervention for Chinese American breast cancer survivors
Qian Lu, Lingjun Chen, Lilian J. Shin, Carol Wang, Lenna Dawkins-Moultin, Qiao Chu, Alice Loh, Lucy Young, Carol Wang
Factors contributing to satisfaction with care in cancer outpatients
Alfons Hervàs, Raquel Montraveta, Sara Corral, Laura Pintado, Teo Baeza, Anna Arnau, Alba Vall
“Swords and Shields” against COVID-19 for patients with cancer at “clean” and “pandemic” hospitals: are we ready for the second wave?
Cengiz Karacin, Ramazan Acar, Oznur Bal, Tulay Eren, Mehmet Ali Nahit Sendur, Yusuf Acikgoz, Nuri Karadurmus, Goksen Inanc Imamoglu, Omur Berna Oksuzoglu, Mutlu Dogan
Supported progressive resistance exercise training to counter the adverse side effects of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a randomised controlled trial
Ruth E. Ashton, Jonathan J. Aning, Garry A. Tew, Wendy A Robson, John M Saxton
Clinical outcomes associated with anticholinergic burden in older hospitalized patients with advanced cancer: a single-center database study
Jae Hyun Lee, Jin Lim, Seung Jun Han, Sung do Moon, Hongran Moon, Seo-Young Lee, Hyeanji Kim, Hee-Won Jung
Gut microbiota and fatigue in rectal cancer patients: a cross-sectional pilot study
Velda J. González-Mercado, Jean Lim, Sara Marrero, Elsa Pedro, Leorey N. Saligan
Systematic review of illness uncertainty management interventions for cancer patients and their family caregivers
Ting Guan, Yousef Qan’ir, Lixin Song
Determining patient needs to enhance exercise program implementation and uptake in rural settings for women after a cancer diagnosis
Jessica L. Adams, Michelle Y. Martin, Maria Pisu, Robert A. Oster, Haiyan Qu, Richard M. Shewchuk, Mary E. Sheffield, Alex Minter, Ana A. Baumann, Laura Q. Rogers
The impact of a hospital-based exercise oncology program on cancer treatment–related side effects among rural cancer survivors
Adriana M. Coletta, Nathan B. Rose, Austin F. Johnson, D. Scott Moxon, Stephen K. Trapp, Darren Walker, Shelley White, Cornelia M. Ulrich, Neeraj Agarwal, Sonal Oza, Rebecca W. Zingg, Pamela A. Hansen
Assessment of diarrhea as side effect of oral targeted antineoplastic agents in clinical practice
Vicente Escudero-Vilaplana, Roberto Collado-Borrell, Maria del Monte-Millán, Angela Hoyo-Muñoz, Patricia Gómez Martínez-Sagrera, Jose Luis Revuelta-Herrero, Belen Marzal-Alfaro, Eva Gonzalez-Haba, Sara López-Tarruella Cobo, Yolanda Jerez Gilarranz, Ana Herranz, Maria Sanjurjo, Miguel Martin
Advanced lung cancer inflammation index and its prognostic value in HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a multicentre study
Piergiorgio Gaudioso, Daniele Borsetto, Giancarlo Tirelli, Margherita Tofanelli, Fiordaliso Cragnolini, Anna Menegaldo, Cristoforo Fabbris, Gabriele Molteni, Daniele Marchioni, Piero Nicolai, Paolo Bossi, Andrea Ciorba, Stefano Pelucchi, Chiara Bianchini, Simone Mauramati, Marco Benazzo, Vittorio Giacomarra, Roberto Di Carlo, Mantegh Sethi, Jerry Polesel, Jonathan Fussey, Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo
An actionable needs assessment for adolescents and young adults with cancer: the AYA Needs Assessment & Service Bridge (NA-SB)
Emily R. Haines, Lauren Lux, Andrew B. Smitherman, Melody L. Kessler, Jacob Schonberg, Alex Dopp, Angela M. Stover, Byron J. Powell, Sarah A. Birken
Oral mucositis—case series of a rare adverse effect associated with immunotherapy
Hardik Sheth, Ramya Pragya, Shama Kovale, Mandar Deshpande, Rajesh Mistry, Aditya Shreenivas, Sewanti Limaye
Associations between baseline demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors, and changes in fatigue, depression, and health-related quality of life in long-term cancer survivors: a cohort study
Shannen R. van der Kruk, Kate M. Gunn, Ilse Mesters, Brigid M. Lynch, Jeff K. Vallance, Terry Boyle
Severity of constipation related to palonosetron during first-line chemotherapy: a retrospective observational study
Sakiko Kimura, Kazuhisa Hosoya, Kenji Ogata, Tatsuya Furuno, Rintaro Sogawa, Koji Takeuchi, Masanobu Tasaki, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Atsujiro Nishioka, Naoko Sueoka-Aragane, Hirokazu Noshiro, Yuichiro Kuratomi, Masatoshi Yokoyama, Mitsuru Noguchi, Keizo Anzai, Yoshio Yamashita, Shinya Kimura, Hiroyuki Irie
Iodopovidone pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Valliappan Muthu, Sahajal Dhooria, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad, Ashutosh N. Aggarwal, Ritesh Agarwal
Supportive care of cancer patients with a self-applied photobiomodulation device: a case series
Lilach Gavish, Yehuda Zadik, Rose Raizman
A vulnerable age group: the impact of cancer on the psychosocial well-being of young adult childhood cancer survivors
L. M. E. van Erp, H. Maurice-Stam, L. C. M. Kremer, W. J. E. Tissing, H. J. H. van der Pal, A. C. H. de Vries, M. M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, B. A. B. Versluys, M. van der Heiden-van der Loo, G. A. Huizinga, M. A. Grootenhuis
Associated characteristics and treatment outcomes of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients receiving denosumab or zoledronic acid for bone metastases
Hiroaki Ikesue, Moe Mouri, Hideaki Tomita, Masaki Hirabatake, Mai Ikemura, Nobuyuki Muroi, Shinsuke Yamamoto, Toshihiko Takenobu, Keisuke Tomii, Mutsushi Kawakita, Hironori Katoh, Takayuki Ishikawa, Hisateru Yasui, Tohru Hashida
Factors associated with psychological distress among patients with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Wuhan, China
Xi Chen, Longqiang Wang, Lin Liu, Ming Jiang, Weiming Wang, Xiaorong Zhou, Jun Shao
Impact of non-compliance with oral care on radiation caries in head and neck cancer survivors
Sudhir Bhandari, Bhavita Wadhwa Soni, Sushmita Ghoshal
Quality of life among advanced cancer patients in Vietnam: a multicenter cross-sectional study
Bui Thanh Huyen, Pham Thi Van Anh, Le Dai Duong, Than Ha Ngoc The, Ping Guo, Pham Van Thuc, Luong Ngoc Khue, Eric L. Krakauer, Richard Harding
Impact of individualized management of breakthrough cancer pain on quality of life in advanced cancer patients: CAVIDIOPAL study
Albert Tuca Rodríguez, Miguel Núñez Viejo, Pablo Maradey, Jaume Canal-Sotelo, Plácido Guardia Mancilla, Sonia Gutiérrez Rivero, Inmaculada Raja Casillas, María Herrera Abián, Cristina López Bermudo
Associations of health inequality factors with physical activity and sedentary behaviors in Korean cancer survivors
Dong-Woo Kang, Jihee Min, Justin Y. Jeon, Ki-Yong An
Being in touch: narrative assessment of patients receiving online integrative oncology treatments during COVID-19
Eran Ben-Arye, Yael Keshet, Orit Gressel, Yehudit Tapiro, Ofer Lavie, Noah Samuels
QualFatigue study: which factors influence the use of specific interventions for breast cancer survivors with fatigue? A cross-sectional exploratory study
Cécile Charles, Antonio Di Meglio, Monica Arnedos, Johanna Arvis, Giulia Baciarello, Pierre Blanchard, Nardjes Djehal, Agnès Dumas, Antoine Hollbecque, Elise Martin, Margarida Matias, Gwenn Menvielle, Anna Zingarello, Sarah Dauchy, Ines Vaz-Luis
Defining the clinician’s role in mitigating financial toxicity: an exploratory study
Meera Ragavan, Divya Parikh, Manali Patel
What do cancer survivors and their health care providers want from a healthy living program? Results from the first round of a co-design project
Ashley R. Grant, Bogda Koczwara, Julia N. Morris, Elizabeth Eakin, Camille E. Short, Lisa Beatty
Feasibility and suitability of a graded exercise test in patients with aggressive hemato-oncological disease
Anja Großek, Thomas Elter, Max Oberste, Florian Wolf, Niklas Joisten, Philipp Hartig, David Walzik, Friederike Rosenberger, David Kiesl, Patrick Wahl, Wilhelm Bloch, Philipp Zimmer
Outcomes of primary and secondary prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced and febrile neutropenia in bendamustine plus rituximab regimens in patients with lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia: real-world, single-center experience
Logan Moore, Trace Bartels, Daniel O. Persky, Ivo Abraham, Abhijeet Kumar, Ali McBride
Support for families at home during childhood cancer treatment: a pilot study with Mr.V the Spaceman, a family-based activities tool
Kelly L. A. van Bindsbergen, Patrizia D’Olivo, Marco C. Rozendaal, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis
Effectiveness of glutamine in the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Tzu-Rong Peng, Hung-Hong Lin, Li-Jou Yang, Ta-Wei Wu
Correction to: Effectiveness of glutamine in the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Tzu-Rong Peng, Hung-Hong Lin, Li-Jou Yang, Ta-Wei Wu