Search for dissertations about: "treatment-related"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 78 swedish dissertations containing the word treatment-related.

2. 1. Axis Fractures in Elderly : Epidemiology and Treatment related outcome

   Author : Anna-Lena Robinson; Claes Olerud; Yohan Robinson; Bengt Lind; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; odontoid fracture; treatment; elderly; cervical spine; axis fracture; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi;

   Abstract : Background: Axis fractures are a common injury in the elderly population. Treatment is often complicated due to osteoporosis and patient comorbidity. Knowledge of the incidence of these fractures, as well as their treatment, outcome and mortality rate, will improve knowledge and decision-making processes for this fragile group of patients. READ MORE

4. 2. Survivorship in Hodgkin lymphoma : childbearing and treatment-related disease

   Author : Caroline E Weibull; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   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

5. 3. Survival and treatment related toxicity in classical Hodgkin lymphoma

   Author : Ingemar Lagerlöf; Daniel Molin; Graham Collins; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hodgkin lymphoma; combined modality; late effects; treatment toxicity; radiotherapy; chemotherapy; long-term; follow-up; relative survival; years of life lost; excess mortality; excess morbidity; Oncology; Onkologi;

   Abstract : Treating early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) by adding radiotherapy to chemotherapy gives better disease control compared to chemotherapy only. With a low median age at diagnosis, the risk from cHL needs to be weighed against the risk of treatment toxicity. READ MORE

6. 4. Clinical - cytogenetic correlations in malignant hematologic disorders

   Author : Nils Mauritzson; Avdelningen för hematologi och transfusionsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hematologi; extracellular fluids; Haematology; treatment-related.; prognosis; gender; age; morphology; Karyotype; hematologic malignancies; extracellulära vätskor; Cytology; oncology; cancerology; Cytologi; onkologi; cancer;

   Abstract : In the present thesis, clinicogenetic correlations are investigated in a large population-based series of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and chronic myeloid leukemia, for which the karyotypes were analyzed at the same center. The karyotypic pattern, i.e. READ MORE

7. 5. Esophageal- and Gastroesophageal Junctional Cancer : Aspects on Staging, Treatment and Results

   Author : Gustav Linder; Jakob Hedberg; Magnus Sundbom; Wilhelm Graf; Bas P.L. Wijnhoven; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Esophageal cancer; Education level; Tonometry; Lymphadenectomy; PET MRI; Kirurgi; Surgery;

   Abstract : Esophageal- and gastroesophageal junctional (GEJ) cancer is the sixth cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Some improvements in care are attributed to nationwide disease-specific registries, preoperative staging and increased understanding of mechanisms affecting patient selection. READ MORE