Search for dissertations about: "Cancer-treatment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 264 swedish dissertations containing the word Cancer-treatment.
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1. Drug Repositioning for Cancer Treatment : Novel Candidate Identification Strategies
Abstract : Regardless of the enormous investments in cancer research and drug development, the proportion of approved drugs in oncology is low compared to other indications, and new avenues are needed. One attractive approach in this regard is drug repositioning where new uses outside the scope of the original medical indications for existing drugs are identified. READ MORE
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2. Bacterial toxins for cancer treatment
Abstract : Even though anti‐cancer chemotherapy has been continuously improved during the last decades. problems with adverse effects and drug resistance still constitutes a considerable obstacle and sets a demand for new effective treatment options. READ MORE
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3. Stochastic dynamic modelling and statistical analysis of infectious disease spread and cancer treatment
Abstract : Mathematical models have proven valuable for public health decision makers as they can provide insights into the understanding, control and, ultimately, the prevention of diseases. This thesis contains four manuscripts dealing with stochastic dynamic modelling and statistical analysis of infectious disease spread and optimization of cancer treatment. READ MORE
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4. Subjective recovery following colorectal cancer treatment
Abstract : As a basis for nursing support for survivors and partners following CRC treatment, the overall aim of the present thesis was to explore the first year of subjective recovery following such treatment. First, the focus was on illness perceptions and self-reorientation in cancer care settings from the survivors’ perspective as well as on cancer care settings and illness perceptions from the partners’ perspective. READ MORE
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5. Sentinel Node in Clinical Practice : Implications for Breast Cancer Treatment and Prognosis
Abstract : The introduction of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has conveyed several new issues, such as the risk of false negativity, long-term consequences, the prognostic significance of micrometastases and whether ALND can be omitted in sentinel lymph node- (SLN) positive patients.Archived SLN specimens from 50 false negative patients and 107 true negative controls were serially sectioned and stained with immunohistochemistry. READ MORE