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From:Journal of Behavioral Medicine (Vol. 36, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThis study examined racial/ethnic differences in spiritual well-being (SWB) among survivors of cancer. We hypothesized higher levels of Peace and Faith, but not Meaning, among Black and Hispanic survivors compared to...
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From:Cancer Nursing Practice (Vol. 8, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedAbstract An estimated two million people in the UK are living with or beyond cancer--they are cancer 'survivors'. The disease is no longer a death sentence but a chronic condition for many people. As a result, many...
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From:Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (Vol. 55, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Study objective--To quantify and investigate differences in survival from breast cancer between women resident in affluent and deprived areas and define the contribution of underlying factors to this...
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From:Cancer Nursing Practice (Vol. 8, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWhat Helped Get Me Through: Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope Julie Silver (Ed) American Cancer Society 288pp | 16.95 [pounds sterling] ISBN: 1604430044 WRITTEN FOR people affected by cancer, this book,...
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From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 22, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWhen Sue Broom started nursing more than 30 years ago she could not have imagined she would end up as a tattoo artist, writes Sarah Harrison. Under the watchful eye of traditional tattoo artists, Ms Broom, a day...
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From:Health Reports (Vol. 25, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedBackground In theory, expected survival probabilities used in the derivation of relative survival ratios (RSR) are determined from a control group free of the cancer under study. In practice, expected survival is...
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From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 24, Issue 28) Peer-ReviewedEducational support and regular cognitive assessment might be indicated for children who survive cancer to maximise long-term function. Researchers in Birmingham and Leeds investigated educational attainment in a...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 4, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Adjuvant treatment with radioactive iodine (RAI) is often considered in the treatment of well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC). We explored the recollections of thyroid cancer survivors on the...
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From:The Futurist (Vol. 46, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed* Cancer survivorship may strain future health-care systems. More people are beating cancer and surviving longer and healthier--that's the good news. The bad news is that elderly cancer survivors will still need more...
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From:Reactions Weekly (Issue 1253)Decreased pulmonary function among testicular cancer survivors was significantly associated with high doses of cisplatin and with combined chemotherapy/ pulmonary surgery, according to researchers in Norway. The...
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From:Cancer Nursing Practice (Vol. 8, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedWe are starting to celebrate people living longer and becoming 'cancer survivors'. The UK Oncology Nursing Society held its inaugural meeting on 'Living with and beyond cancer' in July and 'survivorship' is the current...
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From:Dermatology Nursing (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThanks to improved research, detection, and treatment, more people than ever are beating cancer. Perhaps you or someone you know is one of them. Sunday, June 2, 2002, will mark the 15th anniversary of the world's...
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From:Radiologic Technology (Vol. 78, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedEditor: I appreciated the "My Perspective" article by Thomas Sandridge ("What Cancer Has Taught Me So Far," January/February 2007), as I am also a 2-time cancer survivor. I especially liked his thought about the...
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From:AORN Journal (Vol. 78, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedA chronic inflammatory process involving T cells may be associated with fatigue in breast cancer survivors, according to an Aug 7, 2003, news release from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Approximately...
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From:AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy (Vol. 69, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedThis study aimed to explore functional deficits and perceived quality of life (QoL) among cancer survivors. Sixty-six participants completed the Post Cancer Outcome Survey developed for the purpose of this study. The...
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From:AJOT: American Journal of Occupational Therapy (Vol. 71, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedImproved medical care has resulted in a documented increase in cancer survivors in the United States. Cancer survivors face challenges in participation across all facets of life as a result of the cancer and subsequent...
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From:Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients (Issue 226) Peer-ReviewedEighty-five patients who had completed their primary treatment for breast cancer were randomly assigned to black cohosh extract or placebo. Fifty-nine were on tamoxifen and 26 not on tamoxifen. Patients were asked to...
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From:Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 93, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Objective: To understand the relationship between response and survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Patients and Methods: The original clinical trial was conducted from April 1999 through...
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From:Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing (Vol. 23, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedWith a growing consensus of the importance of physical activity across a number of health outcomes, the current study investigated the impact of a cancer diagnosis on adolescent physical activity behavior. Participants...
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From:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedObjective Breast cancer survivors (BCS) are at high risk for the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome. There is increasing interest in the association between depression and...