Asian Pac J Cancer P
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2010
ReviewPreventive protocols and oral management in childhood leukemia--the pediatric specialist's role.
The leukemias are the most common form of childhood malignancy. The pediatric dental professional plays a major role in the prevention, stabilization and treatment of the oral and dental problems that can compromise the child's health and quality of life before, during and after the cancer treatment. This manuscript highlights the incidence of oral complications in leukemic children receiving oncology treatment and the systematic preventive protocol followed during different phases of medical treatment.
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Pain is a significant problem in patients with cancer. Pain occurs in approximately 50% of patients at some point during the disease process and in up to 75% of patients with advanced cancer. Total pain impacts quality of life domains including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual realms. ⋯ Opioid doses in all patients with intractable pain should be titrated judiciously for optimal relief with a balance of toxicity management. Other strategies for intractable pain should be investigated including nerve blocks and neuroablation. The overall goal for patients is to attain comfort with minimal side effects and optimal quality of life.
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2010
Comparative StudyCisplatin combination chemotherapy induces oxidative stress in advance non small cell lung cancer patients.
This study determine oxidative stress and survival prospectively in advanced stage non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients following cisplatin based combination chemotherapy. ⋯ Cisplatin based combination chemotherapy induces oxidative stress in NSCLC patients.
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2010
Female hospital-based healthcare professionals' knowledge of cervical cancer, HPV and attitudes towards HPV vaccination.
To find out female hospital-based healthcare professionals' knowledge of cervical cancer, HPV and attitudes towards HPV vaccination. ⋯ Female hospital-based healthcare professionals have a good knowledge about cervical cancer and Pap smears, but they need motivation to have Pap tests regularly. More information regarding HPV and vaccination is needed to provide to them for cervical cancer prevention and best practices.
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2010
Religion, medicine and spirituality: what we know, what we don't know and what we do.
Religion and spirituality have been linked to medicine and to healing for centuries. However, in the early 1900's the Flexner report noted that there was no place for religion in medicine; that medicine was strictly a scientific field, not a theological or philosophical one. In the mid to the latter 1900's there were several lay movements that started emphasized the importance of religion, spirituality and medicine. ⋯ Over the last twenty years, there has been an increase in the number of required courses in spirituality and medicine in US medical schools giving rise to a new field of medicine. In February of 2009, a national consensus conference developed spiritual care guidelines for interprofessional clinical spiritual care. These guidelines as well as the educational advances, research and ethical principles have supported the newly developing field of spirituality and health.