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Reframing eating during chemotherapy in cancer patients with chemosensory alterations
24 January 2012
Britt-Marie Bernhardson, Karin Olson, Vickie E. Baracos, Wendy V. Wismer
Abstract: Purpose: Our purpose was to describe how eating is reframed among cancer patients experiencing chemosensory alterations. Methods: Using data collection and analysis strategies from a qualita...
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The long-term effects after hematopoietic stem cell transplant on leg muscle strength, physical inactivity and fatigue
24 January 2012
Akiko Tonosaki
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of leg muscle strength and fatigue on step-count as a measure of physical activity for people staying at home after hematopoieti...
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Management of functional complications of totally implantable venous access devices by an advanced practice nursing team: 5 Years of clinical experience
24 January 2012
Godelieve Alice Goossens, Marguerite Stas, Philip Moons
Abstract: Purpose: Our aim is to describe the number and distribution of requests addressed to an Advanced Practice Nursing team for functional problems of totally implantable venous access devices (T...
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The impact of paediatric oncology education on clinical practice – A phenomenological study
24 January 2012
Wendy McInally, Hugh Masters, Susan Key
Abstract: Purpose: Over the past 40 years, 5-year survival rates for children and young people with cancer have risen dramatically in the United Kingdom (UK), an improvement largely attributable to th...
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Health-related quality of life among breast cancer patients in Lebanon
18 January 2012
Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, Sarah Abboud
Abstract: Background: High incidence rates of breast cancer (BC) emphasize the need to address health-related quality of life (QoL) in this population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the QoL, s...
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