Sökning: "Survivors"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 345 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Survivors.

  1. 16. Radiotherapy-induced late effects among female pelvic cancer survivors - sexual health, wellbeing, and impact of nurse-led interventions

    Författare :Linda Åkeflo; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Female pelvic cancer survivors; Pelvic radiotherapy; Survivorship; Sexual health;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis addresses unmet needs concerning sexual health issues and low wellbeing in female cancer survivors treated with pelvic radiotherapy. The aim was to improve knowledge about sexual health, wellbeing and vaginal changes in female cancer survivors treated with pelvic radiotherapy, and study the impact of nurse-led interventions. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Towards prevention of pelvic radiation disease in gynecological cancer survivors

    Författare :Helena Lind; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: To improve the therapeutic ratio of radiation therapy, an increased knowledge of how dose distributions affect normal tissue outcomes is critically needed; however normal tissue outcomes in terms of self-reported atomized symptoms among gynecological cancer survivors are rare in the literature. Aims: To investigate the prevalence of self-reported symptoms and their impact on daily life among long-term gynecological cancer survivors previously treated with pelvic radiation therapy. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Childhood brain tumours : health and function in adult survivors and parental fears

    Författare :Malin Anclair; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Childhood brain tumours; adult survivors; health-related late effects; parental fears;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of the present research was to investigate health and functional ability of patients treated for childhood brain tumour and systematically examine parental fears after a child s brain tumour. The aims were realised through two part-studies. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Sexual dysfunction and other distressful symptoms in cervical cancer survivors

    Författare :Karin Bergmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Cervical cancer; sexual dysfunction; distressful symptoms; lymphoedema; radical hysterectomy; brachytherapy; sexual abuse; trade-off; epidemiology;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The majority of cervical cancer survivors are young or middle-aged women who will live many years with their treatment-induced sequelae. The effects of preoperative brachytherapy are unclear and treatment traditions vary - in Sweden and internationally. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Taxane-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy among Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors : Prevalence, Risk Factors, Quality of Life and Genetic Prediction Models

    Författare :Kristina Engvall; Elisabeth Åvall-Lundqvist; Henrik Gréen; Niklas Loman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Early-stage breast cancer; Taxane; Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy; Risk factors; Polygenic prediction models;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN) is a common and distressful side effect. Little is known on how long TIPN persist and its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQL). LÄS MER