Background: Oncology nurses constantly provide emotional support to patients and are confronted with their suffering, which represents chronic stress leading to the development of burnout syndrome.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout and identify associated factors in a sample of oncology nurses.
Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study with 70 oncology nurses at the Salah Azaiez Institute of Oncology in Tunisia.
J Oncol Pharm Pract
June 2022
Introduction: Filgrastim is a granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GSCF) used in some chemotherapy regimen to prevent febrile neutropenia. Most common reaction of filgrastim are aches and pain including headaches, nausea and skin rash.
Case Report: We report the case of a patient who developed unusual, non-commonly reported adverse toxidermy to filgrastim.
Background: Ocular involvement is a common complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Knowledge about this topic in Tunisia is limited.
Objective: To investigate ophthalmic manifestations in patients living with HIV in Tunisia.
The stomach is the most frequent site of extranodal lymphoma. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a low-grade, B-cell neoplasm strongly associated with Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection. The presenting complaints of gastric MALT lymphoma are usually nonspecific.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is at present the third most common malignancy in the world. With changes in lifestyle its incidence and mortality have increased during last decades.
Aim: To explore the association between red meat, processed meat and risk of colorectal cancer.