Search for dissertations about: "Övriga"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 446 swedish dissertations containing the word Övriga.

  2. 1. Patient Outcomes after Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer. Impact of Absorbed Dose and Treated Volume

    Author : Elisabeth Rasmusson; LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prostate cancer diagnosis; radiotherapy; brachytherapy; external beam; Dose- response; side effects; erectile dysfunction; lymphedema; hip osteoarthritis; Fractionation;

    Abstract : Abstract Backgound Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men in Sweden. Radiotherapy, including external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy (BT), is important treatment alternatives to surgery and active surveillance. READ MORE

  4. 2. Altering Radiation Response with Time, Volume and Fractionation

    Author : Gabriel Adrian; LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Radioresistance, the failure to achieve a desired outcome, is an obstacle in clinical radiotherapy. In this thesis we investigate factors affecting radioresistance and strategies to overcome it, both with established clinical approaches and by using novel pre-clinical discoveries. READ MORE

  5. 3. Breast cancer in young women. Aspects of heredity and contralateral disease

    Author : Annelie Augustinsson; LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Breast cancer; Early-onset; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; BRCA1 and BRCA2; Contralateral breast cancer; Breast cancer; Early-onset; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; BRCA1 and BRCA2; Contralateral breast cancer;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Sweden, as well as worldwide. In Sweden, 8,288 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2019, out of whom approximately 1.5% were younger than 35 years of age. READ MORE

  6. 4. Breast Cancer Prevention – lifestyle modifications or targeted interventions?

    Author : Öykü Boraka; LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; breast cancer; breast cancer prevention; physical activity; mammography; breast density;

    Abstract : Breast cancer is now the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the world. Breast cancer prevention has gained increasing attention due to increasing breast cancer incidence rates in the West and can be actualized through lifestyle modifications or targeted interventions. READ MORE

  7. 5. Improved cancer survival with use of common antihistamines. Epidemiological studies on the use of H1-antihistamines and survival in cancer

    Author : Ildikó Fritz; LUCC: Lunds universitets cancercentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; histamine H1 antagonists; histamine antagonists; chemotherapy; immunotherapy;

    Abstract : Cancer often results from chronic inflammation, and anti-inflammatory medications are therefore potential candidates for drug repurposing for cancer therapy. H2-antihistamines such as cimetidine have long been studied for their promise as cancer medications, but H1-antihistamines have thus far not been studied widely for this purpose. READ MORE