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Healthcare (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Nursing, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81210-170, Brazil.
: To evaluate the effect of laser auriculotherapy on health-related quality of life, cancer-related fatigue, and anxiety in women with advanced breast cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy. : A randomized, parallel, single-blind, single-center clinical trial was conducted in a Brazilian oncology referral hospital. A total of 123 women were randomly divided into groups: 41 in the experimental group (10 weekly laser auriculotherapy sessions), 40 in the sham group (10 weekly sham sessions), and 42 in the control group.
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January 2025
Service de Pneumologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Background: Prostate cancer is highly prevalent in Spanish men. Although physical activity has benefits on several factors in prostate cancer survivors, this is diminished after medical oncology treatment. Cancer-related fatigue is one of the main barriers to physical activity, leading to a decrease in activity levels in these patients.
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January 2025
Human Performance Research Centre, INSIGHT Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Moore Park, Sydney, NSW, 2030, Australia.
Purpose: Cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) can have a profound impact on the lives of cancer survivors. A multitude of subjective and objective assessment tools exist to assess the presence and severity of CRCI. However, no purpose-built tool exists to assess the unmet needs of cancer survivors directly relating to CRCI.
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January 2025
Department of Advanced Nursing Science, University of Venda, P/Bag X5050, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa.
Background: The diagnosis and treatment of cancer are associated with substantial physical, psychological, and social morbidity for most patients. Distress can be seen as an unpleasant experience of an emotional, psychological, social, or spiritual nature that interferes with the ability to cope with cancer treatment.
Purpose: The aim was to understand patients' experiences of distress in their context and to analyze and interpret the findings.
Curr Oncol
December 2024
Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Dietary interventions during chemotherapy hold promise for clinical and supportive care outcomes. We systematically investigated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of nutritional counseling conducted during chemotherapy. Studies prospectively implemented nutrition counseling during chemotherapy.
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