Sökning: "survivorship"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade ordet survivorship.
1. Testicular cancer – response adapted treatment, prognostic markers and survivorship issues
Sammanfattning : In the US and most European countries, testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in young men aged 20-40 years. Since the introduction of cisplatin-based treatment in the 1970s, more than 95% of the patients are cured. LÄS MER
2. Recovery from Breast Cancer : Investigating the role of resilience in breast cancer survivorship
Sammanfattning : Breast cancer is a common event among women, one in ten women receiving a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. The experience of breast cancer is a complex process that entails a multitude of interlinked potentially highly stressful events. LÄS MER
3. Long-term follow-up after intensive care: Development of an ICU-specific questionnaire
Sammanfattning : Background: With improved results in intensive care comes a shift in focus – from survival to survivorship. Studies show that ICU survivorship includes effects on, for example, mental and physical health, cognition, ADL, ability to return to work, and sensory organ functions. LÄS MER
4. Long-term side effects of radiotherapy in breast cancer : studies in ischemic heart disease and lung cancer
Sammanfattning : Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Due to early detection and advances in adjuvant therapies, most women diagnosed with early BC will be cured of their disease, and issues of survivorship are of great importance. LÄS MER
5. Cancer during adolescence : Psychological consequences and development of psychological treatment
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the present thesis was to examine long-term psychological distress following cancer during adolescence and to develop a tailored psychological intervention to reduce cancer-related distress experienced by young survivors of adolescent cancer that was feasible and acceptable.Study I adopted a longitudinal design, assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptoms of anxiety and depression among adolescents diagnosed with cancer from shortly after diagnosis (n=61) up to 10 years after diagnosis (n=28). LÄS MER