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Oncology
Sanaz Eyni, Seyede Elham Mousavi
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty, cognitive fusion, and self-perception as burdens in cancer patients, as well as the mediating role of coping self-efficacy. The results showed that intolerance of uncertainty, cognitive fusion, and coping self-efficacy had a direct and significant relationship with self-perceived burden in cancer patients, and intolerance of uncertainty and cognitive fusion indirectly affected self-perceived burden through coping self-efficacy. Therefore, targeting these three components through psychological therapies can reduce the perception of self-perception as burden in cancer patients.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Elizabeth Josephine Olecki, Paddy Ssentongo, Joseph Dao, William G. Wong, Kelly A. Stahl, Richard Ofosu-Akromah, Foster Amponsah-Manu, Colette Pameijer
Summary: This study investigates the surgical burden of malignant disease in the Eastern Region of Ghana and finds a high prevalence of malignancy in the surgical population. It also highlights that over 13% of breast cancer patients admitted for surgery did not undergo a surgical procedure.
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Oncology
Meredith Barnhart, Cathy Berkman, Susan C. Mapp
Summary: Families with a parent and child receiving cancer treatment concurrently have complex needs and face challenges that are different from those with only one member in treatment. This study aimed to understand their quality of life and support needs, as well as how healthcare teams can provide support. The findings highlight the increased demands on these families, the resilience experienced by some, and the implications for healthcare professionals in treating them.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Xinran Hou, Zongbin Song, Fan Zhang, Zhuoyi Liu, Wenyong Long, Zheng Long, Maigeng Zhou, E. Wang, Peng Yin, Maoen Zhu
Summary: The trends in disease burden and epidemiological features of CNS cancer in China from 1990 to 2019 were evaluated. The burden of CNS cancer has been increasing in China, with no significant differences between men and women but more pronounced in children and the elderly. The burden varies significantly at the subnational level and is associated with socioeconomic development.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Anette Windsland Lien, Gudrun Rohde
Summary: This study aimed to explore coping in the role as next of kin of a person with a brain tumour. The findings revealed that the next of kin coping experiences were characterized by personal factors and factors related to support systems, as well as coping strategies-control and proactivity.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Edyta Skwirczynska, Aneta Cymbaluk-Ploska, Oskar Wroblewski
Summary: The aim of this study was to analyze the locus of health control, self-efficacy and stress coping styles of female patients treated for ovarian cancer. Learning the styles of coping with stress in patients with ovarian cancer mays contribute to improve their quality of life after cancer diagnosis. The results indicate the need for a multidimensional approach to the treatment of female patients with ovarian cancer.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Oncology
Andrea Cohee, Shelley A. Johns, Jennifer S. Alwine, Tasneem Talib, Patrick O. Monahan, Timothy E. Stump, David Cella, Victoria L. Champion
Summary: The study found that avoidant coping plays a mediating role between distress and well-being in breast cancer survivors. Avoidant coping may indicate risk for distress among breast cancer survivors, and interventions to reduce distress could benefit from addressing avoidant coping styles.
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Oncology
Chandylen L. Nightingale, Mollie R. Canzona, Suzanne C. Danhauer, Bryce B. Reeve, Dianna S. Howard, Reginald D. Tucker-Seeley, Shannon L. S. Golden, Denisha Little-Greene, Michael E. Roth, David E. Victorson, John M. Salsman
Summary: This study conducted qualitative concept elicitation interviews with caregivers of Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors to enhance the existing conceptual model of financial burden. The study identified seven themes related to financial burden, which varied by age group and included areas such as cancer costs, socio-economic impact, strategies to manage costs, and worries about the future. The study also found that COVID-19 has exacerbated financial burden for some caregivers. Developing a reliable self-report measure of financial burden among caregivers of AYA cancer survivors is an important next step.
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Oncology
Rony Dev, Monica Agosta, Bryan Fellman, Akhila Reddy, Sarah Baldwin, Joseph Arthur, Ali Haider, Cindy Carmack, David Hui, Eduardo Bruera
Summary: The study found that the majority of patients with advanced cancer use multiple adaptive coping strategies, while a minority use maladaptive or avoidant strategies. Female and college educated patients were more likely to use positive coping strategies. There was also a correlation between coping strategies and pain and depression.
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Oncology
Anna D. Barker, Jerry S. H. Lee
Summary: The big data revolution in cancer research is leading to progress and challenges, requiring a rebuild of an information and evidence-based learning system.
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Oncology
Joanna Dodkins, Wilma M. Hopman, John Connor Wells, Yolande Lievens, R. A. Malik, C. S. Pramesh, Bishal Gyawali, Nazik Hammad, Deborah Mukherji, Richard Sullivan, Jeannette Parkes, Christopher M. Booth, Ajay Aggarwal
Summary: This study analyzes the landscape of radiation therapy randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and compares them with systemic therapy trials. The results indicate a need for greater investment in radiation therapy RCTs and highlight disparities in conducting RCTs globally. There is an urgent need for capacity building and sustainable funding sources in low-and-middle-income countries.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Khin Zar Khaing Thein, Chantal Herberholz, Win Pa Sandar, Yadanar
Summary: The study in Myanmar focused on exploring the socioeconomic and psychological burden faced by informal caregivers, with key findings highlighting financial constraints and psychological distress as main issues. Coping strategies employed by caregivers include religious coping, financial coping, acceptance, and planning. Caregivers received hardly any social support due to high perceived stigma towards persons with DUD, emphasizing the urgent need for stronger support for substance users and their families.
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Oncology
Daniel G. Coit, Charlotte E. Ariyan
Summary: This paper outlines the scientific and clinical advances in the treatment of melanoma over the past 50 years, including reduction in surgical procedures, introduction of targeted therapy, and immune checkpoint blockade.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
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Oncology
Esmee A. Bickel, Joke Fleer, Adelita Ranchor, Maya J. Schroevers
Summary: This study found that using less avoidant coping, especially reducing substance use, can help alleviate depressive symptoms in cancer patients. However, approach coping and social support did not show significant positive effects on the course of depressive symptoms.
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Oncology
Juliet L. Kroll, Seokhun Kim, Dalnim Cho, Shiao-Pei Weathers, Aileen B. Chen, Grace Smith, Eduardo Bruera, Kathrin Milbury
Summary: This study aims to understand the impact of financial distress on patients with advanced cancer and their spousal caregivers. The results show that financial distress is common in both patients and caregivers and is associated with psychological distress and decreased quality of life.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
