Publications by authors named "T M Ernst"
Purpose: Synchronous esophageal (EC) and rectal carcinoma (RC) is a rare and challenging condition, particularly in curative-intended treatment. Especially locally advanced tumors may not be suitable for primary resection and require individual multimodal treatment. This review examines curative-intended management of synchronous EC and RC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The risk of thrombosis and bleeding in myelofibrosis (MF) has been historically underappreciated. We sought to investigate potential molecular and clinical risk factors for venous (VTE) and arterial (ATE) thrombotic events as well as bleeding episodes.
Methods: Data from 246 consecutive MF patients were analyzed.
Background: Cancer diagnosis and therapy can lead to significant financial distress for those affected, even in universal health care systems. We present the development and validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for financial distress in German cancer patients.
Methods: Validation of the newly developed instrument followed a two-step approach, including two quantitative paper-pencil surveys (N1 = 111, N2 = 267) with patients of all types of cancer and treatment status at two German university hospitals.
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- Snoring is linked to sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and can impact cognitive and behavioral outcomes in adolescents, but its effects are less understood compared to younger children.
- This study used data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, involving over 11,000 participants to analyze how snoring affects cognitive abilities and behavioral problems over a five-year period.
- Findings revealed a decline in habitual snorers from 6.8% to 3.2% over the study duration; however, snoring was not found to be significantly associated with cognitive impairments or behavioral issues among adolescents.
Introduction: Cancer-related malnutrition is a highly prevalent, yet often overlooked concern in clinical practice. Although cancer-related management guidelines recommend standardized nutritional care, its implementation is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of malnutrition and the medical need for nutrition counseling in cancer patients employing a novel standardized nutritional management program (containing malnutrition risk screening, nutritional assessment, and counseling).
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