Socioeconomic conditions among long-term gynaecological cancer survivors--a population-based case-control study.

Background: The population of gynaecological cancer survivors is growing, yet little is known about the effects of cancer and treatment on socioeconomic conditions well beyond the completion of therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the socioeconomic conditions in long-term survivors of gynaecological cancer compared with a representative group of women from the general population.

Material And Methods: The study comprises women aged 32-75 residing in central part of Norway and who were treated as primary cases of gynaecological cancer at the University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway (n=160), and a control group from the general population (n=493).

Quality of life among long-term gynaecological cancer survivors.

Background: The population of gynaecological cancer survivors is growing. However, there is little knowledge of the long-term quality of life among these former patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term quality of life in women treated successfully for gynaecological cancer and a control group of representative women selected from the general population.

An action spectrum for UV-induced attachment of V79 Chinese hamster cells to a substratum.

When cells growing in monolayers are exposed to ultraviolet radiation (UV) their binding to the substratum is increased in strength. An action spectrum for such UV-induced binding was determined, using the time needed for trypsin-EDTA to detach the cells as a measure of the binding strength. This action spectrum was significantly different from the action spectrum for cell inactivation, which was also determined.