Psychosocial interventions for anxiety and depression in adult cancer patients: achievements and challenges

PB Jacobsen, HS Jim - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Psychosocial care is increasingly recognized as an essential component of the
comprehensive care of the individual with cancer. Improving patients' access to …

Molecular epidemiology, cancer-related symptoms, and cytokines pathway

CC Reyes-Gibby, X Wu, M Spitz, R Kurzrock… - The lancet …, 2008 - thelancet.com
Summary The Human Genome Project and HapMap have led to a better appreciation of the
importance of common genetic variation in determining cancer risk, created potential for …

A phase III randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic or robotic radical hysterectomy with abdominal radical hysterectomy in patients with early stage cervical …

A Obermair, V Gebski, M Frumovitz, PT Soliman… - Journal of Minimally …, 2008 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Cervical cancer is a significant health problem in countries of the
developing world. Although case series suggest advantages of total laparoscopic radical …

[HTML][HTML] The symptom experience of oncology outpatients has a different impact on quality-of-life outcomes

D Pud, SB Ami, BA Cooper, BE Aouizerat… - Journal of pain and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The aims of this replication study were: to determine if subgroups of oncology outpatients
receiving active treatment could be identified based on their experience with the symptoms …

Improving health care efficiency and quality using tablet personal computers to collect research‐quality, patient‐reported data

AP Abernethy, JE Herndon, JL Wheeler… - Health services …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To determine whether e/Tablets (wireless tablet computers used in community
oncology clinics to collect review of systems information at point of care) are feasible …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of cancer-related symptom synergisms on health-related quality of life and performance status

KASL Ferreira, M Kimura, MJ Teixeira… - Journal of pain and …, 2008 - Elsevier
To identify the impact of multiple symptoms and their co-occurrence on health-related quality
of life (HRQOL) dimensions and performance status (PS), 115 outpatients with cancer, who …

Effects of stellate-ganglion block on hot flushes and night awakenings in survivors of breast cancer: a pilot study

EG Lipov, JR Joshi, S Sanders, K Wilcox… - The lancet …, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Debilitating hot flushes and sleep dysfunction often affect survivors of breast
cancer, most notably in those taking anti-oestrogen medications. Conventional treatments …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing mild, moderate, and severe scores for cancer-related symptoms: how consistent and clinically meaningful are interference-based severity cut …

B Given, CW Given, A Sikorskii, S Jeon… - Journal of pain and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Methods are presented to separate 16 frequently occurring cancer symptoms measured on
10-point symptom severity rating scales into mild, moderate, and severe categories that are …

[HTML][HTML] Symptom clusters and relationships to symptom interference with daily life in Taiwanese lung cancer patients

SY Wang, CM Tsai, BC Chen, CH Lin, CC Lin - Journal of Pain and …, 2008 - Elsevier
The number one cause of cancer death in Taiwan is lung cancer. Of the few studies
describing the experience of patients living with lung cancer, most use bivariate analyses to …

Sleep and cancer: recent developments

MJ Sateia, BJ Lang - Current oncology reports, 2008 - Springer
During the past decade, the critical role of sleep in health and disease has been
underscored by research that further defines the relationship between sleep and myriad …