Publications by authors named "Valerie Kim"
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- This study reviewed existing literature to understand the causes, locations, and management outcomes of immediate facial nerve injuries following these surgeries.
- The findings suggested that excessive drilling and surgical disorientation were common injury causes, and recommended using preoperative CT imaging and intraoperative monitoring to enhance surgical safety, while noting various repair methods are available for treatment.
Older adults with cancer often present with distinct complexities that complicate their care, yet the language used to discuss their management at multidisciplinary cancer conferences (MCCs) remains poorly understood. A mixed methods study was conducted at a tertiary cancer centre in Toronto, Canada, where MCCs spanning five tumour sites were attended over six months. For presentations pertaining to a patient aged 75 or older, a standardized data collection form was used to record their demographic, cancer-related, and non-cancer-related information, as well as the presenter's specialty and training level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Understanding physical function (PF) and quality of life (QoL) treatment effects are important in treatment decision-making for older adults with cancer. However, data are limited for older men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). We evaluated the effects of treatment on PF and QoL in older men with mCRPC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: As treatment options for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) expand and its patient population ages, consideration of frailty is increasingly relevant. Using a novel frailty index (FI) and two common frailty screening tools, we examined quality of life (QoL) and physical function (PF) in frail versus non-frail men receiving treatment for mCRPC.
Materials And Methods: Men aged 65+ starting docetaxel chemotherapy, abiraterone, or enzalutamide for mCRPC were enrolled in a multicenter prospective cohort study.