Search for dissertations about: "outcomes of cancer patients"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 254 swedish dissertations containing the words outcomes of cancer patients.
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1. lncidence of Colorectal Cancer and Comparisons of Outcomes after Minimally Invasive and Open Surgery
Abstract : Aim: Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment for colorectal cancer. The aim of this thesis was to determine the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in Sweden over time and to evaluate surgical treatment comparing minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopic and robot assisted laparoscopic surgery to open surgery. READ MORE
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2. RNA Sequencing for Molecular Diagnostics in Breast Cancer
Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women and, in Sweden, is the most deadly second only to lung cancer. While treatment and diagnostic options have improved in the past decades and short- to mid-term survival is good, long-term survival is much poorer. READ MORE
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3. Breast cancer surgery - Aspects of patient-reported outcomes and physical activity
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to evaluate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) following breast cancer surgery using three different studies. Paper I examined breast-conserving surgery through an inframammary fold incision using a retrospective cohort (n=27). READ MORE
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4. Clinical significance of immunohistochemistry in breast cancer diagnostics
Abstract : For patients with breast cancer, modern patient-tailored treatment depends on tumor- specific characteristics, i.e., estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2), and the proliferation marker Ki67. READ MORE
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5. Optimisation of Chemotherapy Treatment in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Abstract : Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant diseases in Sweden – more than 5000 new cases are diagnosed each year. The overall five-year survival is about 60% and in cases of recurrence the prognosis is poor. READ MORE