Raber, Margaret Crawford, Karla Baranowski, Tom Sharma, Shreela V Schick, Vanessa Markham, Christine Roth, Michael Wakefield, Claire E Chandra, Joya
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Increased cardiovascular disease and second cancer risks among childhood cancer survivors (CCS) makes them and their families important audiences for nutrition intervention. Family meals and home cooking practices have been associated with improved diet and health, but there is a gap in the literature on understanding these behaviors and their moti...
Giusti, Raffaele Scarpi, Emanuela Cannita, Katia Silva, Rosa Rita Filetti, Marco Mazzotta, Marco Ficorella, Corrado Botticelli, Andrea Maltoni, Marco Marchetti, Paolo
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The large number of women surviving many years post breast cancer (BC) diagnosis has heightened interest in studying long-term effects of cancer on quality of life (QoL). Several cancer-specific health-related measures have been developed, but these may not be appropriate for long survivors. This study evaluates the reliability and clinical and psy...
Nishii, Mika Soutome, Sakiko Kawakita, Akiko Yutori, Hirokazu Iwata, Eiji Akashi, Masaya Hasegawa, Takumi Kojima, Yuka Funahara, Madoka Umeda, Masahiro
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The present retrospective multicenter study intended to investigate the factors associated with severe oral mucositis and candidiasis in patients undergoing radiotherapy for oral and oropharyngeal carcinomas. A total of 326 patients who underwent radiotherapy for oral and oropharyngeal cancers were enrolled in the study. The patients' age, sex, bod...
Salvador, Ágata Crespo, Carla Roberto, Magda Sofia Barros, Luísa
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This study aimed to describe parents' preferences regarding their role in treatment decision-making when a child has cancer and examines whether their preferences were related to parents sociodemographic characteristics (sex and education level), patients' characteristics (age group and treatment status), and healthcare context features (parents' p...
Bryant, Ashley Leak Coffman, Erin Phillips, Brett Tan, Xianming Bullard, Elizabeth Hirschey, Rachel Bradley, Joshua Bennett, Antonia V Stover, Angela M Song, Lixin
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Patients undergoing a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) have varied symptoms during their hospitalization. This study examined whether daily symptom reporting (with electronic patient-reported outcomes [PROs]) in an inpatient bone marrow transplant clinic reduced symptom burden on post-transplant days +7, +10, and +14. A prospective, si...
Bossi, Paolo Ghiani, Massimo Argenone, Angela Depenni, Roberta
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Head and neck cancers (HNC) represent 5% of all malignancies worldwide with about 180,000 cancer deaths per year. Patients with HNC are characterized by a systemic inflammatory state, generally associated with worse outcomes. Treatment-related toxicity is common among HNC patients and causes systemic consequences such as fatigue or cognitive dysfun...
Lund, Line Ross, Lone Petersen, Morten Aagaard Sengelov, Lisa Groenvold, Mogens
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Yuen, Eva Y N Zaleta, Alexandra K McManus, Shauna Buzaglo, Joanne S LeBlanc, Thomas W Hamilton, Kathryn Stein, Kevin
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Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is a prevalent problem in people with cancer and is associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes. A gap exists in understanding whether and how perceived and/or weight status impacts experiences of UWL. Thus, we sought to examine subjective experiences of UWL in people with cancer, and whether perceived and/or actual...
Kirizawa, Jociele M Garner, David M Arab, Claudia Valenti, Vitor E
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Impaired cardiovascular and autonomic function during treatment and during recovery from leukemia has been indicated. In this context, heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive measure that describes the oscillations of the intervals between consecutive heart beats (RR intervals), influenced by the autonomic nervous system. We intend to review...
Valery, Patricia C Bernardes, Christina M de Witt, Audra Martin, Jennifer Walpole, Euan Garvey, Gail Williamson, Daniel Meiklejohn, Judith Hartel, Gunter Ratnasekera, Isanka U
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The role of general practitioners in cancer care has expanded in recent years. However, little is known about utilization of primary health care (PHC) services by patients with cancer, particularly among socio-economically disadvantaged groups. We describe utilization of PHC services by patients with cancer, and the nature of the care provided. The...
