Search for dissertations about: "chemotherapy and pediatrics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words chemotherapy and pediatrics.
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1. A Study of Renal Function in Children with Cancer
Abstract : Evaluation of long-term side effects of treatment is important due to the growing number of childhood cancer survivors. How kidney function is affected over time needs to be clarified. READ MORE
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2. Late effects on hearing and balance after treatment for childhood cancer
Abstract : During the last several decades, improvements in diagnostic skills and in the treatment of children with cancer have substantially increased the number of long term survivors of childhood cancer. Treatment of children with cytostatic drugs is known to create a range of late adverse effects. READ MORE
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3. Late Effects After Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation in Childhood
Abstract : Fifty children with hematologic malignancies have been treated with autologous BMT in Uppsala. The aim was to describe late effects in this group with special reference to cataracts, reduced final height, and to hepatic, renal, and pulmonary late effects. READ MORE
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4. Optimizing Chemotherapy in Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Abstract : Despite major advances in our understanding of the biology of childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the development of new cytotoxic drugs, the prognosis of long-term survival is still only 60-65 %.In the present research, we studied the pharmacokinetics of drugs used in the induction therapy of childhood AML and performed in vitro drug sensitivity testing of leukemic cells from children with AML. READ MORE
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5. Video assisted gastrostomy in children
Abstract : Children with severe diseases can be provided nutritional support through a gastrostomy if needed. At the Department of Paediatric Surgery in Lund we have used the Video Assisted Gastrostomy (VAG) procedure since 1994 when establishing gastrostomies. READ MORE