Pinto, Eleonora Nardi, Maria Teresa Marchi, Rita Cavallin, Francesco Alfieri, Rita Saadeh, Luca Cagol, Matteo Baldan, Ilaria Saraceni, Elisabetta Parotto, Matteo
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Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Esophagectomy for cancer strongly impairs quality of life. The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effect of the nutritional and respiratory counseling on postoperative quality of life. At hospital discharge, patients were randomized into four groups receiving respectively: nutritional and respiratory counseling, nutritional counseling alone, res...
Kako, Jun Kajiwara, Kohei Kobayashi, Masamitsu
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Supportive Care in Cancer
Schneider, Justine Schlüter, Kathrin Sprave, Tanja Wiskemann, Joachim Rosenberger, Friederike
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Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Most studies with cancer survivors use percentages of peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) for intensity prescription. Lactate or ventilatory thresholds might be useful submaximal alternatives, but this has never been investigated. Therefore, we aimed at comparing three training sessions prescribed using %VO2peak (reference), lactate thresholds, and ventil...
Kim, Sue Ko, Yun Hee Song, Yoonkyung Kang, Min Jae Lee, Hyojin Kim, Sung Hae Jeon, Justin Y. Cho, Young Up Yi, Gihong Han, Jeehee
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Supportive Care in Cancer
PurposeThis study assessed the effectiveness of the Better Life After Cancer: Energy, Strength, and Support (BLESS) program, a 12-week social capital-based exercise adherence program for breast cancer survivors (BCS), regarding cancer-related fatigue (CRF), quality of life (QOL), physical activity, and psychosocial characteristics.MethodsForty-eigh...
Siemens, Waldemar Schönsteiner, Stefan S Orellana-Rios, Claudia Lorena Schaekel, Ulrike Kessler, Jens Eschbach, Corinna Viehrig, Marén Mayer-Steinacker, Regine Becker, Gerhild Gaertner, Jan
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The aim of this study was to identify symptoms of severe intensity or very low scores for quality of life (QoL) domains in newly diagnosed outpatients with advanced cancer. This multicenter cohort study from a state-wide palliative care network included adult outpatients with advanced cancer diagnosed within the preceding 8 weeks from four comprehe...
Johansson, Mia Finizia, Caterina Persson, Josefine Tuomi, Lisa
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Voice problems are common following radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer. Few studies exist covering the effect of voice rehabilitation, and no previous studies exist regarding the cost of said rehabilitation. This randomized controlled study aimed to analyze the cost-effectiveness of voice rehabilitation after radiotherapy for patients with laryngeal...
Hiensch, Anouk E Bolam, Kate A Mijwel, Sara May, Anne M Wengström, Yvonne
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This study examined the Sense of Coherence (SOC) of patients participating in the randomized controlled 'Optimal Training for Women with Breast Cancer' (OptiTrain) study and assessed how patient characteristics were associated with SOC. Secondary aims were to assess the association between SOC and patients' participation in this study and to determ...
Siemens, Waldemar Boehlke, Christopher Bennett, Michael I Offner, Klaus Becker, Gerhild Gaertner, Jan
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a treatment option for cancer pain, but the evidence is inconclusive. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TENS. A blinded, randomized, sham-controlled pilot cross-over trial (NCT02655289) was conducted on an inpatient specialist palliative care ward. We included adult inpatients with...
Chang, YongJin Cho, DeogGon Cho, KyuDo Cho, MinSeop
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Many patients diagnosed with advanced cancer have malignant pleural effusion that does not respond to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. These patients often have respiratory symptoms, especially dyspnea. In order to relieve these symptoms, various procedures including chemical pleurodesis have been performed. Although talc is the most widely used ...
O'Connor, Dominic Lennon, Olive Wright, Sarah Caulfield, Brian
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Concurrent neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) involving sub-tetanic low frequency and tetanic high frequency which targets aerobic and muscular fitness is a potential alternative to conventional exercise in cancer rehabilitation. However, its safety and feasibility in patients with advanced cancer are unknown. The aim of this feasibility s...
