Publications by authors named "Mindy Luck"
Objective: To determine if differences exist between gynecologic cancer patients who participate in clinical trials and those who do not.
Study Design: Two hundred thirty-six subjects with gynecologic cancer diagnosed between 1997 and 2001 were identified. Multiple clinical and demographic factors, including clinical trial enrollment, postoperative treatment and related complications, were recorded.
Goals Of Work: To estimate the incidence and severity of bone loss in menopausal women diagnosed with cancer who receive treatment with chemotherapy. Also, to evaluate the use of bone loss prevention agents in this population.
Patients And Methods: A total of 25 postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed cancers who received chemotherapy for a minimum of six cycles were enrolled in this pilot study.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the progression of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix in women with the human immunodeficiency virus can be predicted reliably by standard cytologic testing.
Study Design: As part of a previously reported trial, 288 biopsy specimens were collected from 117 women with the human immunodeficiency virus. These specimens underwent central and local interpretation, which were compared and correlated with cytologic results.
Hospice utilization by male and female cancer patients in an end-of-life transition program.
J Am Med Womens Assoc (1972)
May 2002
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore sex differences in hospice service utilization among cancer patients at a Texas cancer center from 1998 to 2000.
- Utilization of hospice care increased for both women (from 47% to 64%) and men (from 53% to 66%), but men experienced a significant decrease in average length of stay in hospice from 31 days to 14 days.
- The findings indicate that women had longer hospice stays than men, with a notable increase in the number of men having very short stays (less than 14 days), often referred from hospital inpatient settings.