Search for dissertations about: "Bengt Glimelius"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words Bengt Glimelius.

  2. 16. Vaccine Therapy of Colorectal Cancer Patients with Tumor Associated Antigens

    Author : Gustav Ullenhag; Håkan Mellstedt; Carl Magnusson; Bengt Glimelius; Torgny Stigbrand; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Oncology; Oncology; Colorectal cancer; GM-CSF; vaccination; CEA; ALVAC-KSA; IgG subclass; epitopes; Onkologi; Oncology; Onkologi; Oncology; onkologi;

    Abstract : In this thesis, two different vaccines were evaluated as adjuvant therapy for patients with colorectal cancer. The ability of the two candidate vaccines to generate antigen-specific cellular and humoral responses, respectively, was studied. READ MORE

  4. 17. Living and Coping with Cancer : Specific Challenges and Adaptation

    Author : Elisabet Wasteson; Karin Nordin; Bengt Glimelius; Stein Kaasa; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Caring sciences; stressful events; appraisal; coping; life values; social support; psychiatric history; anxiety; depression; well-being; quality of life; cancer; spouses; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The overall aims of this thesis were to prospectively investigate how specific challenges among patients with commonly occurring cancers are related to adaptation and well-being, to predict later well-being using a range of psychosocial aspects and to compare two ways of measuring coping with cancer. This was studied at diagnosis in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and their spouses and at termination of cancer treatment and during follow-up in a heterogeneous group of cancers. READ MORE

  5. 18. Hope and Despair : Philosophy of life, expectations and optimism in cancer patients and their spouses

    Author : Jeanette Winterling; Karin Nordin; Bengt Glimelius; Birgitta Sidenvall; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Caring sciences; philosophy of life; expectations; optimism; advanced cancer; curative cancer; recovery; spouses; Vårdvetenskap;

    Abstract : The general aim was to explore philosophy of life, expectations and optimism in patients and spouses in two different cancer situations, and to determine whether these aspects had relevance for psychological distress and quality of life. The first situation was being newly diagnosed with advanced cancer. READ MORE

  6. 19. Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Author : Emerik Österlund; Tobias Sjöblom; Bengt Glimelius; Peter Nygren; Torben Frøstrup Hansen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; metastatic colorectal cancer; RAS mutations; BRAF mutations; biomarkers; outcome;

    Abstract : The outcome for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients has improved substantially in recent decades. This has chiefly been observed in study populations, and predominantly in left-sided primary tumours, which is why we wanted to study if and how survival has improved in the background population. READ MORE