Publications by authors named "K B Smeland"
Background And Purpose: There are few studies of personality traits in long-term Hodgkin lymphoma survivors (HLSs) treated according to contemporary stage-and risk-adapted approaches. The Distressed Personality (DP) Scale covers negative affectivity and social inhibition. We examined differences in self-reported late adverse effects (LAEs) between HLSs with and without DP and other explanatory variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a hematological malignancy that affects both children and young adults. Traditional treatment is associated with a life-time prevalence of cardiac disease exceeding 50%. In the late 1990s protocols were modified to reduce cancer therapy-related adverse cardiac effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiovascular diseases, especially congestive heart failure (CHF), are known complications of anthracyclines, but the risk for patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplant (HDT-ASCT) is not well established. With T-cell therapies emerging as alternatives, studies of long-term complications after HDT-ASCT are warranted. Danish patients treated with HDT-ASCT for aggressive lymphoma between 2001 and 2017 were matched 1:5 on sex, birth year and Charlson comorbidity score to the general population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We studied work-related issues in long-term survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma [HLSs] who had undergone treatment according to contemporary stage risk-adapted approaches. At survey, work changes and problems since diagnosis, comparisons of HLSs with low/moderate versus high work ability, associations between work issues, and late adverse effects [LAEs] were examined.
Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study included HLSs treated from 1997 to 2006 and alive at the end of 2016.
Article Synopsis
- A study analyzed reproductive patterns in survivors of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) aged 18-40, revealing conflicting results in previous research and the need for subtype-specific findings.
- Patients with aggressive lymphoma had significantly lower childbirth rates within the first 3 years post-diagnosis compared to matched population comparators, while those with indolent lymphoma didn’t show a significant difference.
- Over a 10-year period, childbirth rates for aggressive NHL patients remained lower overall, highlighting the need for fertility counseling, especially for those diagnosed with aggressive subtypes.