Search for dissertations about: "patient experience of radiotherapy"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words patient experience of radiotherapy.
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16. On effectiveness in colorectal surgery : mechanical bowel preparation or not in elective colonic surgery and treatment options for elderly patients with rectal cancer
Abstract : The management of patients undergoing colorectal surgery has changed in recent decades. Efforts have been made to show that perioperative physiological stress to the patient can be minimised with standardised care programmes and thus improve short term outcome after colorectal surgery. READ MORE
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17. Individualised care for patients with breast or prostate cancer aided by an interactive app : a frame of process evaluation
Abstract : Background: Patients receiving outpatient cancer treatment often experience distressing symptoms and unmet needs. Collecting patient-reported outcomes via apps (ePROs) facilitates patient-clinician communication regarding symptoms and is recommended in clinical guidelines. READ MORE
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18. Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Chinese Patients with Head and Neck Cancer – An Explorative and Interventional study
Abstract : Background: Radiation-induced xerostomia is a common oral complication of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing radiotherapy (RT). This can lead to a series of functional oral disorders, particularly dental caries, and ultimately negatively affect their oral health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). READ MORE
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19. Immediate breast reconstruction with implants in breast cancer patients
Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among Swedish women. The incidence has increased since the beginning of the 1970s. Simultaneously the age-standardized mortality has been relatively constant, which is probably explained by earlier tumour detection as a result of improved diagnostic methods and treatment advances. READ MORE
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20. Survivorship in Hodgkin lymphoma : childbearing and treatment-related disease
Abstract : Cancer is often considered a disease with, historically, poor survival that affects middle-aged and elderly individuals. Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a lymphatic malignancy that affects both young and old individuals, with the age-specific incidence curve having its first peak at ages 20-30 years. READ MORE