Sökning: "Cancer pain"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 159 avhandlingar innehållade orden Cancer pain.
1. Pain in pediatric oncology : Explorative and interventional studies focusing on oral mucositis
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to examine the prevalence of pain in children treated for cancer with a special focus oral mucositis. In addition, we wanted to examine if oral cryotherapy (OC) could reduce the incidence of severe oral mucositis in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and explore new methods to implement OC. LÄS MER
2. Acceptance for persons suffering from pain : Evaluation of acceptance-based interventions for adults with chronic pain and children with cancer experiencing acute pain
Sammanfattning : It is increasingly clear that pain and emotions are closely interconnected. Pain does not only cause psychological distress, but psychological distress also amplifies pain through neurological mechanisms. Treatment of both chronic and acute pain would benefit from acknowledging the psychological mechanisms of pain neurophysiology. LÄS MER
3. Radiation Oncology Data and Modelling Side Effects after Radiation Therapy
Sammanfattning : Although modern radiation therapy techniques have the ability to conform the dose distribution of ionizing radiation tightly around the volume to be treated, unwanted irradiation to surrounding organs remains a problem. The probability of a side effect arising in the normal tissue of a patient after radiation therapy can be modelled by sigmoid mathematical functions known as normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) models. LÄS MER
4. Long-term symptoms after breast cancer radiotherapy
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5. Förekomst och behandling av smärta samt interventioner som bidrar till förbättrat smärtomhändertagande hos patienter på sjukhus
Sammanfattning : Background: Pain is common in hospitalized patients. Despite the availability of various treatment methods and effective drugs foroptimal pain alleviation, research has revealed that pain treatment remains suboptimal. LÄS MER