Sökning: "testicular cancer"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 46 avhandlingar innehållade orden testicular cancer.
1. Att drabbas av testikelcancer : En studie av män med behandlad testikelcancer och deras anhöriga
Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis is to describe and analyse men's experience of testicular cancer, the interaction with caregivers during the course of the disease and in the subsequent medical care process and the attitude of close relatives during this period and how they describe their life during the medical care process.The results reported in article I describe, on the basis of audio-taped dialogues between patients and physicians and interviews between patients and physicians, the impact the medical care program SWENOTECA has on the interaction between patient and physician and on how the patients experience their disease and the follow-up of care and treatment. LÄS MER
2. Testicular cancer – response adapted treatment, prognostic markers and survivorship issues
Sammanfattning : In the US and most European countries, testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in young men aged 20-40 years. Since the introduction of cisplatin-based treatment in the 1970s, more than 95% of the patients are cured. LÄS MER
3. Testicular cancer; gonadal, sexual and psychological aspects of the disease and its treatment
Sammanfattning : The survival rates among testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) patients have dramatically increased and more than 95 % are cured. The question of quality of life of the survivors is, therefore, important. The TGCC treatment, and thereby its side-effects may vary. LÄS MER
4. Towards a retained health in testicular-cancer patients - long-term cognitive function, missing a testicle and psychological needs
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5. ASNA1 and cisplatin resistance : studies in C. elegans and in human tumor cells
Sammanfattning : Platinum based chemotherapy is widely used to treat cancer. Cisplatin (diamminedichloroplatinum) combination treatments provide cure for metastatic testicular cancer and prolong survival for patients suffering from ovarian, head and neck, bladder and non small cell lung cancer. LÄS MER