Fan Therapy for Dyspnea in Lung Transplant Recipients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Before-and-After Study.

Introduction Fan therapy has gained attention as a non-pharmacological treatment for alleviating dyspnea in patients receiving palliative care and in those with chronic progressive diseases. However, the effectiveness of fan therapy for dyspnea in critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of fan therapy for lung transplant patients in the ICU.

Prevalence and retention status of new graduate nurses with special support needs in Japan.

Early resignation of new graduate nurses is a global concern. Tendencies of developmental disorders or special support needs may contribute to the early resignation. A national mail survey about new graduate nurses with special support needs was conducted in Japan in 2013.

Behavioral traits of the nursing students with special educational needs in Japan.

Nursing students with tendencies toward developmental disorders or special educational needs could face difficulties while studying nursing. The study examined the behavioral traits of nursing students with special educational needs who graduated in Japan in March 2011. Nurse educators from 341 programs provided information concerning students who had been identified as difficult to teach while enrolled in nursing programs.

Nursing students with special educational needs in Japan.

Aim: To reveal the prevalence of nursing students with special educational needs in Japan.

Method: A mail survey of 833 nursing programs was conducted. Nurse educators were asked to report on their program's profiles and the number of extremely difficult students who belonged to the March 2011 class of graduates.

Combined immunocell therapy using activated lymphocytes and monocyte-derived dendritic cells for malignant melanoma.

Background: The beneficial effects of immunocell therapy, using either activated lymphocytes (ALs) or dendritic cells (DCs), in the treatment of melanoma has been demonstrated. DCs are professional antigen-presenting cells that induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes against tumor cells. DC therapy may be promising when combined with ALs.

Efficacy of immuno-cell therapy in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Background: Patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma have a risk of relapse after primary therapy, and the prognosis for these patients remains bleak. The effect of immuno-cell therapy in advanced pancreatic carcinoma, with or without other standard therapies, was examined.

Patients And Methods: Forty-six patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma, undergoing immuno-cell treatment, were evaluated.

A report of three patients treated with immunocell therapy with imatinib mesylate.

Background: Immunocell therapy has been applied to patients with refractory cancer in clinical trials or as an unconventional cancer therapy, however the efficacy is still limited. To improve this efficacy, a combination therapy may be beneficial. Molecularly-targeted therapy acts directly on neoplasm cells to suppress their growth without causing myelosuppression.