Personality Traits Affect Perspective of QOL in Women With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer
A Dutch study sought to explore factors that influence perception of quality of life in women with breast cancer.
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Addressing the Financial Burden of Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Is Medical Crowdfunding a Solution?
Researchers investigated how young adult cancer survivors felt about using medical crowdfunding to help cover their healthcare and basic living costs.
Palliative Effects of Chocolate Consumption in Older Patients With Cancer
Researchers sought to determine the palliative effects of chocolate consumption in older people with cancer.
Duration of Program Important to Success of Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer
Researchers found that duration of palliative care is as important as early initiation for patients with advanced cancer.
Preferred Sedation Levels for Agitated Delirium in Terminal Patients Vary Between Nurses and Caregivers
A secondary analysis of data sought to determine the level of sedation for agitated delirium in patients with cancer at the end of life preferred by nurses and caregivers.
Reading Level of Treatment Summaries and Survivorship Care Plans May Be Too High for Many Patients
An analysis of treatment summaries and survivorship care plans suggests they may be written at a level beyond the reading level of most US adults.
Parental Reports Confirm Polysymptomatology Common in Pediatric Palliative Care
Researchers sought to describe symptoms experienced by pediatric patients receiving palliative care based on parent-reported data.
Taste, Smell Dysfunction May Persist After HNSCC Treatment for Longer Than Survivors Anticipate
Researchers sought to determine when and to what extent survivors of head and neck squamous cell cancers would recover their senses of taste and smell.
How Does Occupational Status Affect Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors?
As cancer treatments advance and survival rates increase, how is the quality of life among cancer survivors? Outside factors such as employment can play a large role in this. Among patients who are undergoing treatment or have survived cancer, what can the specifics of their occupational status tell us about their quality of life?
Scanxiety: Understanding Survivor Anxiety and Fear of Cancer Recurrence
A gastrointestinal oncologist offers his insight on the cancer experience, culled from his experience as both a physician and a patient.
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