Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
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Support Care Cancer · Aug 2020
Meta AnalysisEfficacy of traditional Chinese Medicine combined with chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
This meta-analysis systematically evaluated the efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) combined with chemotherapy and provided evidence-based evidence for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. ⋯ TCM combined with chemotherapy can improve clinical efficacy and KPS score, as well as improve patients' QOL and reduce ADRs caused by chemotherapy drugs.
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Support Care Cancer · Aug 2020
ReviewCannabis use in pediatric cancer patients: what are they reading? A review of the online literature.
Recent changes to the legal status of marijuana in Canada warrant a review of the information that patients and families are accessing online regarding the role of cannabis in cancer. The aims of the current research were to identify the quality of literature available online as well as the themes, and opinion (i.e., pro-, neutral, or anti-cannabis) of online articles. ⋯ Health care providers should be aware that the overall quality of information found online is considered "satisfactory." The majority of articles present a pro-cannabis opinion.
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Support Care Cancer · Aug 2020
Benefits of using the Brief Pain Inventory in patients with cancer pain: an intervention study conducted in Swedish hospitals.
The prevalence of cancer pain is too high. There is a need for improvement of pain management in cancer care. The aim of this study was to explore whether the use of the multidimensional pain assessment questionnaire Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) could improve pain relief in hospitalized patients with cancer. ⋯ Presenting the patient-reported BPI to the care team helped them to focus on patients' pain, identify pain mechanisms and adjust analgesics accordingly. A possible explanation for the results is changes in the medication prescribed.
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Support Care Cancer · Jul 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialFeasibility of a novel exercise prehabilitation programme in patients scheduled for elective colorectal surgery: a feasibility randomised controlled trial.
To investigate the feasibility of delivering a functional exercise-based prehabilitation intervention and its effects on postoperative length of hospital stay, preoperative physical functioning and health-related quality of life in elective colorectal surgery. ⋯ Despite prehabilitation appearing to convey positive benefits on physical functioning, short surgical wait times and patient engagement represent major obstacles to implementing exercise prehabilitation programmes in colorectal cancer patients.
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Support Care Cancer · Jul 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of a home-exercise programme in childhood survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia on physical fitness and physical functioning: results of a randomised clinical trial.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a home-exercise programme on physical fitness indicators and physical functioning after completion of chemotherapy in children and adolescents diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). ⋯ The home-exercise programme resulted in changes in measures of VO2peak, VE, VCO2, and functional capacity during daily life activities (TUDS and TUG test). This is an interesting and important study that surely adds to the current body of knowledge/literature on the safety of exercise interventions, especially in children with haematological cancer.