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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Background: Cancer diagnosis is related to poor short-term cognition, reflecting the condition, stress, and management. Less is known about long-term relationships between time since cancer diagnosis and cognition. We evaluated the association between recency of cancer diagnosis and cognition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Alzheimer's disease is the sixth most common cause of death in the United States (U.S.), with one in three adults 65 years of age and older dying of the disease each year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer Med
January 2025
Usher Institute, Usher Building, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Objective: Current evidence on the association between depression and cancer risk is conflicting, with little understanding of how associations vary by time period or sociodemographic factors. We aimed to compare cancer incidence in people with versus without a previous hospital admission record for depression, by sociodemographic factors and over time.
Methods: We conducted a cohort study using national linked data in Scotland from 1991 to 2019.
Psychooncology
January 2025
Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Central Germany (CCCG), University Medical Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Objective: Individuals with low socioeconomic status (SES) exhibit higher rates of mental disorders; however, data in oncological populations are insufficient. This study investigated the course of DSM-5 mental disorders in cancer patients, stratified by SES, over a period of 1.5 years following initial cancer diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAppl Radiat Isot
January 2025
Department of Medical Physics, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. Electronic address:
Purpose: Surface Guided Radiation Treatment (SGRT) is a new method of positioning and monitoring patients on the linear accelerator's couch, using visual light cameras to monitor the skin's surface. The purpose of this study was to compare the SGRT with the conventional method, based on lasers and tattoos, in terms of accuracy and time expenditure, on patients with pelvic malignancies.
Materials And Methods: A group of 34 patients were enrolled in this study, 24 males who underwent radiotherapy prostate treatment and 10 females who underwent gynecological radiation therapy.
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