Asian Pac J Cancer P
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2013
ABO blood groups are not associated with treatment response and prognosis in patients with local advanced non- small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death, late diagnosis being the main obstacle to improving the outcomes with stage at diagnosis as an important prognostic factor. Relationships between ABO blood groups and risk of benign or malignant diseases have been observed and in this study, we aimed to investigate whether they might affect prognosis and response to chemoradiotherapy in patients with local advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ⋯ The ABO blood group system has no significant effect on prognosis and response to chemoradiotherapy in patients with non-metastatic NSCLC.
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2013
Translation and validation of the activities of daily living scale with Iranian elderly cancer patients treated in an oncology unit.
This study evaluated the validity and reliability of applying the Katz's Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale in an Iranian sample of elderly oncologic patients following initial cancer treatment. ⋯ The results suggest that the Iranian version of ADL applied for oncologic older adult patients following initial cancer treatment is a reliable and a valid clinical instrument and comparable to those reported in other studies.
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2013
Relationship between belief about analgesics, analgesic adherence and pain experience in taiwanese cancer outpatients.
Social and behavioral scientists have proposed that a person's belief system crucially influences his or her behaviour, and therefore may affect outcomes of pain management. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between analgesic beliefs, analgesic adherence and pain experience amongst Taiwanese cancer outpatients. The cross-sectional study included 92 oncology outpatients in two teaching hospitals in the Taipei area of Taiwan. ⋯ However, there was no significant correlation between opioid belief and pain experience. As well, there were no significant relationships between adherence to opioid regimen and any of the measures of pain experience. The study highlights the potential importance of a patient's pain and opioid beliefs in adherence to pain medication.
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyAcute normovolemic hemodilution effects on perioperative coagulation in elderly patients undergoing hepatic carcinectomy.
Acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) has been widely used to prevent the massive blood loss during hepatic carcinoma. The influences of ANH on coagulation function are still controversy, especially in elderly patients. The study observed ANH effects on coagulation function and fibrinolysis in elderly patients undergoing the disease. ⋯ ANH has no obvious impact on fibrinolysis and coagulation function in elderly patients undergoing resection of liver cancer. The study suggested that ANH is safe to use in elderly patients and it could reduce allogeneic blood transfusion.
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jan 2013
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyXELIRI plus bevacizumab compared with FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab as first-line setting in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: experiences at two-institutions.
Efficacy of chemotherapy plus bevacizumab has been shown in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) compared with chemotherapy alone. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FOLFIRI or XELIRI regimens in combination with bevacizumab for mCRC patients in a first-line setting. ⋯ Our results showed that FOLFIRI-Bev and XELIRI-Bev regimens were similarly effective treatments in a first-line setting for patients with untreated mCRC, with manageable adverse event profiles.