Search for dissertations about: "oral cancer"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 148 swedish dissertations containing the words oral cancer.
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16. Understanding Oral Cancer - A Lifeworld Approach
Abstract : Dental involvement with oral cancer patients during their treatment and rehabilitation can be long and intense. How can dental personnel better understand their role in the treatment of these patients? How does treatment affect the patients and their spouses? In searching for answers, the theories of phenomenography, phenomenology and hermeneutics are used to describe and interpret the experiences of the hospital dental treatment teams, oral cancer patients, and their spouses. READ MORE
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17. Advanced Ovarian Cancer. A multimodal diagnostic approach to predict outcome
Abstract : Primary debulking surgery (PDS) followed by platinum-based postoperative chemotherapy isthe standard of care for advanced ovarian cancer (AOC). Absence of macroscopic residualdisease after debulking surgery is the strongest prognostic factor achieved by surgery. READ MORE
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18. Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, focusing on Epstein-Barr-virus, programmed cell death ligand 1 and serum lipoproteins
Abstract : Background: Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN)comprises a large group of tumours including the oral cavity and nasopharyngealarea, and typically affects older males in association with alcohol/tobacco usage.Within the oral cavity, the mobile tongue is the most common site for tumourdevelopment. READ MORE
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19. Pain in pediatric oncology : Explorative and interventional studies focusing on oral mucositis
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine the prevalence of pain in children treated for cancer with a special focus oral mucositis. In addition, we wanted to examine if oral cryotherapy (OC) could reduce the incidence of severe oral mucositis in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and explore new methods to implement OC. READ MORE
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20. Impact of Lysosomal Function in Cancer and Apoptosis
Abstract : Lysosomes, the recycling units of the cell, participate in the signaling pathway to apoptosis, which has stimulated the search for anti-cancer drugs targeting the lysosomal compartment. Lysosomes are, however, often altered in cancer cells. READ MORE