Illness acceptance as mediator for cancer-related complaints and psychological distresses among Malaysian cancer patients.

The present study investigated the relationship between psychological problems, illness acceptance and cancer-related complaints among Malaysian cancer patients. One hundred and six cancer patients were recruited and were requested to complete validated self-reported questionnaires that measured their psychological distresses, sleep quality, pain, fatigue and illness acceptance. There was a significant relationship between cancer-related symptoms, illness acceptance and psychological distresses commonly experienced by local cancer patients (p < 0.

Tissue-Engineered Skin Substitute Enhances Wound Healing after Radiation Therapy.

Objective: When given in conjunction with surgery for treating cancer, radiation therapy may result in impaired wound healing, which, in turn, could cause skin ulcers. In this study, bilayer and monolayer autologous skin substitutes were used to treat an irradiated wound.

Materials And Methods: A single dose of 30 Gy of linear electron beam radiation was applied to the hind limb of nude mice before creating the skin lesion (area of 78.