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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 74 avhandlingar innehållade orden oncological treatment.
21. Colorectal cancer : aspects of multidisciplinary treatment, metastatic disease and sexual function
Sammanfattning : More than 6000 people in Sweden are diagnosed with colorectal cancer annually. One out of five patients already has metastases at diagnosis. However, the occurrences of metastases at specific locations, e.g. LÄS MER
22. Optimizing treatment : tumor markers and sclerotherapy in head and neck lesions
Sammanfattning : Treatment of malignant and benign lesions in the head and neck area is challenging, due to complex anatomy and function. It is thus urgent to find ways to individualize treatment, in order to reduce side-effects, but with preserved efficacy. LÄS MER
23. Cervical and vaginal cancer - aspects on risk factors, prevention and treatment
Sammanfattning : Background: Participation in screening is associated with a major risk reduction in cervical cancer, but there is a lack of knowledge on whether the cost to the individual has an effect on the participation rate. Women with abnormal findings at screenings are referred for colposcopy. LÄS MER
24. Long-term oncological outcome and health-related quality of life after curative treatment of prostate cancer with HDR-brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy
Sammanfattning : Prostate cancer (PC) is a major health problem among men in the western world. The prognosis of PC varies, with high mortality rates for high-risk disease in contrast to a mild course in low risk cancers with almost no risk of metastases. LÄS MER
25. Patients with head and neck cancer : aspects on treatment, complications and rehabilitation
Sammanfattning : Head and neck cancer is reported to be the fifth most common cancer globally and around 1,200 new patients are diagnosed in Sweden every year. Historically, survival rates have been rather constant but have started to improve over the last few decades as a result of new and more aggressive oncological treatments. LÄS MER