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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 156 avhandlingar innehållade ordet newly-diagnosed.
16. Individual Support for Cancer Patients : Effects, Patient Satisfaction and Utilisation
Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis are threefold: (1) To investigate cancer patients’ satisfaction with and utilisation of an Individual Psychological Support (IPS) intervention. (2) To evaluate the effects of Individual Support (IS), comprising IPS combined with Intensified Primary Health Care and Nutritional Support, on psychological distress and quality of life during the first year after diagnosis. LÄS MER
17. Facing the negative impact of cancer treatment on fertility : fertility-related communication and reproductive concerns following a cancer diagnosis
Sammanfattning : Background: Having children is an important part of life for many men and women. However, cancer treatment may have a negative impact on fertility by, for example, affecting eggs or sperm production. LÄS MER
18. Language ability in patients with low-grade glioma - detecting signs of subtle dysfunction
Sammanfattning : Background: Low-grade glioma (LGG) is a slow-growing brain tumour often situated in or near areas involved in language and/or cognitive functions. Consequently, there is a risk that patients develop language impairments due to tumour growth or surgical resection. LÄS MER
19. Dimethyl fumarate for treatment of multiple sclerosis : clinical effects and mechanisms
Sammanfattning : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is one of the more recent additions to a rapidly expanding treatment repertoire for MS. LÄS MER
20. Radiological evaluation of esophageal function in dysphagia with special emphasis on achalasia
Sammanfattning : In idiopathic achalasia, degeneration of the inhibitory innervation of the esophageal smooth muscle results in absence of primary peristalsis and in incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). All treatments for achalasia aim at reducing the pressure gradient across the LES, thus facilitating esophageal emptying by gravity. LÄS MER