Article
Oncology
Julia Baum, Hildegard Lax, Nils Lehmann, Anja Merkel-Jens, Dietrich W. W. Beelen, Karl-Heinz Joeckel, Ulrich Duehrsen
Summary: Preventive care utilization is high among German blood cancer survivors, but communication between oncologists and preventive care providers needs to be improved.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lixue Huang, Qun Yao, Xiaoying Gu, Qiongya Wang, Lili Ren, Yeming Wang, Ping Hu, Li Guo, Min Liu, Jiuyang Xu, Xueyang Zhang, Yali Qu, Yanqing Fan, Xia Li, Caihong Li, Ting Yu, Jiaan Xia, Ming Wei, Li Chen, Yanping Li, Fan Xiao, Dan Liu, Jianwei Wang, Xianguang Wang, Bin Cao
Summary: The study aimed to compare the health outcomes and sequelae symptoms between 6 months and 12 months after discharge among COVID-19 survivors. Most survivors had good physical and functional recovery during the 1-year follow-up, but their health status at 12 months was still lower than that of the control population.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael Jefford, Doris Howell, Qiuping Li, Karolina Lisy, Jane Maher, Catherine M. Alfano, Meg Rynderman, Jon Emery
Summary: The number of cancer survivors is increasing, and current care models are unsustainable. Alternatives, including primary-care led models, shared care models, and nurse-led models, have been found to be effective and applicable. Choosing the appropriate model depends on patient-level factors, local services, and healthcare policy. Improved models should focus on improving quality of life, reducing risk, managing comorbidities, and reducing costs.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Amy B. Knudsen, Carolyn M. Rutter, Elisabeth F. P. Peterse, Anna P. Lietz, Claudia L. Seguin, Reinier G. S. Meester, Leslie A. Perdue, Jennifer S. Lin, Rebecca L. Siegel, V. Paul Doria-Rose, Eric J. Feuer, Ann G. Zauber, Karen M. Kuntz, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar
Summary: This study provides updated model-based estimates of colorectal cancer screening strategies for individuals at average risk, aiming to identify efficient strategies that balance life-years gained and colonoscopy burden.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Judith E. Carroll, Richard Olmstead, Reina Haque, Michael R. Irwin
Summary: Depression history and the number of depressive episodes are associated with accelerated biological aging in breast cancer survivors.
Article
Oncology
Hiltrud Merzenich, Dan Baaken, Astrid Schneider, Marie A. Neu, Arthur Wingerter, Joerg Faber, Philipp S. Wild, Claudia Spix
Summary: Childhood cancer survivors diagnosed in Germany between 1980 and 1990 have a higher overall mortality risk, especially from cancer and cardiac causes. These results align with international cohort studies but are based on a small number of cases and exclude individuals with secondary cancers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Karina W. Davidson, Michael J. Barry, Carol M. Mangione, Michael Cabana, Aaron B. Caughey, Esa M. Davis, Katrina E. Donahue, Chyke A. Doubeni, Alex H. Krist, Martha Kubik, Li Li, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Douglas K. Owens, Lori Pbert, Michael Silverstein, James Stevermer, Chien-Wen Tseng, John B. Wong
Summary: Colorectal cancer is a significant cause of cancer-related deaths, with high incidence in adults aged 65 to 74. Screening is recommended for adults aged 50 to 75 with substantial net benefit, for those aged 45 to 49 with moderate net benefit, and selective screening is advised for adults aged 76 to 85.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xiaoying Gu, Siyuan Wang, Wanying Zhang, Caihong Li, Li Guo, Zai Wang, Haibo Li, Hui Zhang, Yuhan Zhou, Weijian Liang, Hui Li, Yan Liu, Yeming Wang, Lixue Huang, Tao Dong, Dingyu Zhang, Catherine C. L. Wong, Bin Cao
Summary: The study analyzed the mechanisms and potential biomarkers of long COVID-19, providing molecular insights and proposing interventions to reduce the burden of long COVID-19.
Article
Oncology
Jing de Haan-Du, Gijs W. D. Landman, Nanne Kleefstra, Dennis Schrijnders, Marjolijn Manders, Amanda C. R. K. Bos, Cathrien Tromp-van Driel, Petra Denig, Klaas H. Groenier, Geertruida H. de Bock
Summary: This study examined the glycemic control of colorectal cancer survivors compared to those without cancer among patients with type 2 diabetes in Dutch primary care. Results showed comparable glycemic control between colorectal cancer survivors and patients without cancer, suggesting that primary care professionals can handle the glycemic control for colorectal cancer survivors.
Article
Oncology
Eline H. van Roekel, Martijn J. L. Bours, Stephanie O. Breukink, Michel Aquarius, Eric T. P. Keulen, Audrey Gicquiau, Sabina Rinaldi, Paolo Vineis, Ilja C. W. Arts, Marc J. Gunter, Michael F. Leitzmann, Augustin Scalbert, Matty P. Weijenberg
Summary: Further investigation is needed to understand the biological mechanisms causing persistent fatigue after colorectal cancer treatment. This study found longitudinal associations between various metabolites and fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors, suggesting inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction as underlying mechanisms. These findings contribute to a better understanding of persistent fatigue after colorectal cancer treatment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Chunxia Li, Ke Zhao, Dafu Zhang, Xiaolin Pang, Hongjiang Pu, Ming Lei, Bingbing Fan, Jiali Lv, Dingyun You, Zhenhui Li, Tao Zhang
Summary: In this study, prognostic prediction models for colorectal cancer (CRC) were constructed to assess the impact of preoperative and postoperative measurements of tumor markers on model performance. The results showed that repeated measurements of CEA, CA19-9, and CA125 before and after surgery can improve the accuracy of prognosis prediction, and it is recommended to use these markers in the surveillance of CRC prognosis.
Article
Oncology
Cherdsak Duangchan, Alana Steffen, Alicia K. Matthews
Summary: Thai oncology nurses believe that different components of survivorship care plans are helpful for the long-term management of colorectal cancer survivors, support the provision of survivorship care plans, and express their perceived responsibilities for preparing and delivering these plans. The findings suggest that oncology nurses have opportunities to play a significant role in developing and implementing survivorship care plans, but further efforts are needed to expand nurses' roles in survivorship care and establish practice guidelines for integrating survivorship care plans into nursing practice.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yi Lin Lee, Tania Islam, Mahmoud Danaee, Nur Aishah Taib
Summary: Regular physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis is associated with reduced mortality and better quality of life. However, this study found that breast cancer survivors in Malaysia had inadequate physical activity levels at diagnosis, which decreased over time. Malay ethnicity and being underweight were significantly associated with low physical activity levels. It is important to communicate about the benefits of physical activity on cancer outcomes and continue to encourage breast cancer survivors to be physically active throughout their survivorship, particularly among Malay ethnic group and underweight patients.
Article
Oncology
QinFen Song, ChunE. Liu, Xue Lv, JingJing Wang, GuangXiao Yin
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the course and predictors of psychological distress among colorectal cancer survivors with ostomies. The results showed that survivors generally experience psychological distress, especially at the first and third month after surgery. Factors such as no religious belief, spouse caregiver, peristomal skin complications, and stomal complications were associated with higher levels of psychological distress.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Zheyu Xu, Kirstie N. Anderson, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Rachael A. Lawson, K. Ray Chaudhuri, David Brooks, Nicola Pavese
Summary: The study found that sleep disturbances in early Parkinson's disease patients increase over time, with insomnia being the most common issue, while a minority of patients receive treatment for their sleep disturbances.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Christine G. Gourin, C. Matthew Stewart, Kevin D. Frick, Carole Fakhry, Karen T. Pitman, David W. Eisele, J. Matthew Austin
JAMA OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY
(2019)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Ge Bai, Gabor D. Kelen, Kevin D. Frick, Gerard F. Anderson
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gail L. Daumit, Ellen M. Janssen, Gerald J. Jerome, Arlene T. Dalcin, Jeanne Charleston, Jeanne M. Clark, Janelle W. Coughlin, Hsin-Chieh Yeh, Edgar R. Miller, Nowella Durkin, Thomas A. Louis, Kevin D. Frick, Nae-Yuh Wang, Lawrence J. Appel
TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Christine G. Gourin, Robert J. Herbert, Harry Quon, Carole Fakhry, Ana P. Kiess, David W. Eisele, Kevin D. Frick
HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
(2019)
Article
Oncology
Lorraine T. Dean, Yusuf Ransome, Livia Frasso-Jaramillo, Shadiya L. Moss, Yuehan Zhang, Kimlin Ashing, Gerald V. Denis, Kevin D. Frick, Kala Visvanathan, Kathryn H. Schmitz
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
(2019)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ana Patricia Marques, Jacqueline Ramke, John Cairns, Thomas Butt, Justine H. Zhang, Hannah B. Faal, Hugh Taylor, Iain Jones, Nathan Congdon, Andrew Bastawrous, Tasanee Braithwaite, Marty Jovic, Serge Resnikoff, Allyala Nandakumar, Peng Tee Khaw, Rupert R. A. Bourne, Iris Gordon, Kevin Frick, Matthew J. Burton
Article
Economics
Trevor A. Ellison, Samantha Clark, Jonathan C. Hong, Kevin D. Frick, Dorry L. Segev
Summary: The study found that using nucleic acid screening solely for increased infectious-risk organs was the dominant strategy. The false-positive rate of nucleic acid testing was identified as a key driver of cost-effectiveness. Further research on the false-positivity rate should be conducted before expanding nucleic acid screening to non-increased infectious-risk organs to ensure it does not negatively impact transplantation numbers, quality-adjusted life-years, and costs.
APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Neda Minakaran, Priya Morjaria, Kevin D. Frick, Clare Gilbert
Summary: This study conducted an economic evaluation on the cost-saving potential of using ready-made spectacles in school eye health programmes compared to custom-made spectacles. The results showed a significant cost-saving potential of ready-made spectacles, which has substantial economic benefits for national/international programmes.
OPHTHALMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Matthew J. Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Ana Patricia Marques, Rupert R. A. Bourne, Nathan Congdon, Iain Jones, Brandon A. M. Ah Tong, Simon Arunga, Damodar Bachani, Covadonga Bascaran, Andrew Bastawrous, Karl Blanchet, Tasanee Braithwaite, John C. Buchan, John Cairns, Anasaini Cama, Margarida Chagunda, Chimgee Chuluunkhuu, Andrew Cooper, Jessica Crofts-Lawrence, William H. Dean, Alastair K. Denniston, Joshua R. Ehrlich, Paul M. Emerson, Jennifer R. Evans, Kevin D. Frick, David S. Friedman, Joao M. Furtado, Michael M. Gichangi, Stephen Gichuhi, Suzanne S. Gilbert, Reeta Gurung, Esmael Habtamu, Peter Holland, Jost B. Jonas, Pearse A. Keane, Lisa Keay, Rohit C. Khanna, Peng Tee Khaw, Hannah Kuper, Fatima Kyari, Van C. Lansingh, Islay Mactaggart, Milka M. Mafwiri, Wanjiku Mathenge, Ian McCormick, Priya Morjaria, Lizette Mowatt, Debbie Muirhead, Gudlavalleti V. S. Murthy, Nyawira Mwangi, Daksha B. Patel, Tunde Peto, Babar M. Qureshi, Solange R. Salomao, Virginia Sarah, Bernadetha R. Shilio, Anthony W. Solomon, Bonnielin K. Swenor, Hugh R. Taylor, Ningli Wang, Aubrey Webson, Sheila K. West, Tien Yin Wong, Richard Wormald, Sumrana Yasmin, Mayinuer Yusufu, Juan Carlos Silva, Serge Resnikoff, Thulasiraj Ravilla, Clare E. Gilbert, Allen Foster, Hannah B. Faal
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Ophthalmology
Tim R. Fricke, Padmaja Sankaridurg, Thomas Naduvilath, Serge Resnikoff, Nina Tahhan, Mingguang He, Kevin D. Frick
Summary: This study describes a methodology for estimating lifetime myopia costs and compares different management options in the context of Australia and China. The results suggest that investing in active myopia management can lead to economic balance or even better outcomes by reducing refractive progression, using simpler lenses, and minimizing the risk of pathology and vision loss.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ophthalmology
Padmaja Sankaridurg, Nina Tahhan, Himal Kandel, Thomas Naduvilath, Haidong Zou, Kevin D. Frick, Srinivas Marmamula, David S. Friedman, Ecosse Lamoureux, Jill Keeffe, Jeffrey J. Walline, Timothy R. Fricke, Vilas Kovai, Serge Resnikoff
Summary: The global burden of myopia is on the rise, with increasing prevalence of myopia and high myopia expected to lead to higher costs in terms of vision loss and complications. Current global cost estimates related to direct health expenditure and lost productivity are in the billions, with higher health expenditure in adults. Further research is needed to understand the lifelong impact of myopia on individuals and the cost-effectiveness of novel approaches in reducing the burden.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Family Studies
Wendy G. Lane, Howard Dubowitz, Kevin D. Frick, Josh Semiatin, Laurence Magder
Summary: This study analyzed the cost-effectiveness of implementing the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model, finding that the implementation costs were low and the cost per case of preventing maltreatment was also low. The model showed significant cost savings in healthcare and mental health care costs, with potential to decrease costs associated with maltreatment.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wafa K. Alnakhi, Jodi B. Segal, Kevin D. Frick, Saifuddin Ahmed, Laura Morlock
TROPICAL DISEASES TRAVEL MEDICINE AND VACCINES
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wafa K. Alnakhi, Jodi B. Segal, Kevin D. Frick, Altijani Hussin, Saifuddin Ahmed, Laura Morlock
TROPICAL DISEASES TRAVEL MEDICINE AND VACCINES
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
George W. Rebok, Jeanine M. Parisi, Jeremy S. Barron, Michelle C. Carlson, Ike Diibor, Kevin D. Frick, Linda P. Fried, Tara L. Gruenewald, Jin Huang, Sylvia McGill, Christine M. Ramsey, William A. Romani, Teresa E. Seeman, Erwin Tan, Elizabeth K. Tanner, Li Xing, Qian-Li Xue
PREVENTION SCIENCE
(2019)