Sökning: "Testicular cancer"

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  1. 16. Cancer and migration : epidemiological studies on relationship between country of birth, socio-economic position and cancer

    Författare :Omid Beiki; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Country of birth; immigrants; breast neoplasm; uterine cervical neoplasm; endometrial neoplasm; ovarian neoplasm; prostatic neoplasm; testicular neoplasm; socio-economic position; incidence; survival; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Migrant studies offer a unique opportunity to analyze variation in disease occurrence due to background factors. The role of environmental and lifestyle exposures are of particular interest in cancer research, and migrant studies can be considered as "natural experiments" in epidemiological research. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Acupuncture treatment for hot flushes in women with breast cancer and men with prostate cancer

    Författare :Jessica Frisk; Mats Hammar; Hans Hjertberg; Anna-Clara Spetz; Leif Bergkvist; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The group of women and men with a history of cancer and distressing hot flushes and sweating is growing. The flushes negatively affect Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), perhaps partially by disturbing sleep. Treatments that are effective, tolerable and safe need to be developed. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Nausea and emesis in cancer chemotherapy : aspects of occurrence, assessment and treatment

    Författare :Sussanne Börjeson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Cancer chemotherapy; cancer nursing; nausea; emesis; antiemetics; well-being;

    Sammanfattning : Nausea and emesis are two of the most distressing side-effects cancer patients may experience during chemotherapy. The general aim of this thesis was to acquire knowledge to be used for improving the care of cancer patients during chemotherapy, in particular for the prevention and palliation of chemotherapy-induced nausea and emesis. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Rectal cancer : aspects on radiotherapy, androgens and body composition

    Författare :Christian Buchli; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Rectal cancer is diagnosed among 1200 men in Sweden every year. Current treatment for local and regional disease implies surgical resection of the rectum often in combination with preoperative radiotherapy (RT). LÄS MER

  7. 20. Hormones, muscles and oncological outcome in men with rectal cancer

    Författare :John Tapper; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Paper I. The aim was to elucidate if testosterone (T) dose-dependently increase muscle size in abdomen and pelvis, analogous to the known anabolic influence on appendicular muscles. Participants were young (age 18-50) healthy men participating in the 5a-reductase trail, a double blinded RCT. LÄS MER