Stem cell transplantation (SCT) may be a treatment option for patients who have been
diagnosed with a haemato-oncological condition, such as leukaemia, lymphoma or multiple …

Cytotoxic drugs target dividing cells so therefore they can damage normal cells as well as
cancer cells. The word cytotoxic means quite literally 'toxic to cells'. It refers to a group of …

Bakgrund I Sverige är cancer en vanlig sjukdom, enligt beräkningar kommer var tredje
person att få en cancerdiagnos någon gång under sin livstid. Kring varje person med cancer …

The utilisation of HSCT is increasing, with a number of developmental treatments allowing
for a larger number of diseases to be treated which were previously excluded from standard …

This chapter considers the impact of haematological malignancies on nutritional status and
the dietetic management of this highly complex group of patients. Haematological …

The sepsis syndrome is the systemic response of the body to infection. It develops from the
earliest stage, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome sepsis, to severe sepsis, septic …

Patienter med maligna blodsjukdomar kan få munproblem som kan medföra en sårig
munslemhinna, detta kan leda till att bakterier kommer in i cirkulationen vilket i sin tur kan …