Caring for Survivors of Gynecologic Cancer: Assessment and Management of Long-term and Late Effects

Campbell, Grace; Thomas, Teresa Hagan; Hand, L.C.; Lee, Young Ji; Taylor, S.E.; Donovan, Heidi S.

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2019.02.006

Cited by 18 publications

(24 citation statements)

References 76 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Nowadays, no adverse effects have been reported after the use of gum-chewing to stimulate sham feeding in patients after surgery (Abd-El-Maeboud et al, 2009;Ertas et al, 2013;Craciunas et al, 2014;Jernigan et al, 2014;Xu et al, 2018;Campbell et al, 2019). Similarly in the present study, all patients in the gum-chewing group were well tolerated and completed their course of gum-chewing until the passage of the first flatus.…”

Section: Characteristicsupporting

confidence: 76%

“…However, these patients have experienced treatment side effects and decrease quality of life. Therefore, the physical and psychological sequelae of cancer treatment are well recognized and becoming an interesting issue as a role in the improvement of gynecological cancer care (Campbell et al, 2019).…”

Section: Effect Of Chewing Gum On Gastrointestinal Function Recovery mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Effect of Chewing Gum on Gastrointestinal Function Recovery After Surgery of Gynecological Cancer Patients at Rajavithi Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Nanthiphatthanachai

Insin

2020

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Cancer is a major public health concern and is the second leading cause of death worldwide, after cardiovascular disease (Bray et al., 2018). Although breast cancer is the most common cancer occurring in female, gynecological cancers have also affected them. Gynecological cancers are cancers that originate in the female reproductive tracts. The five main types of gynecological cancers are cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar. The incidence rate of gynecological cancers among women varied by cancer type and ethnicity. In 2019, gynecological cancers accounted for approximately 12.2% (109,000 out of 891,480) of all new cancers diagnosed among women in the United States and contribute to 33,100 annual deaths (Siegel et al., 2019). Among women in Thailand, an estimated overall incidence of gynecological cancer is approximately 10%

show abstract

Section: Characteristicsupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Effect Of Chewing Gum On Gastrointestinal Function Recovery mentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Chewing Gum on Gastrointestinal Function Recovery After Surgery of Gynecological Cancer Patients at Rajavithi Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Nanthiphatthanachai

Insin

2020

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…2 In 2019, it was estimated that there would be approximately 15 million cancer survivors in the United States and 9.7 million in Europe, and 52% of those survivors were women. 3 Gynecologic cancers account for 16% of cancers in women. Even though these survivors have improved longterm disease-free survival or overall survival of their primary diseases, a large number may be confronted with physiological, psychological, and social wellbeing long-term sequelae.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual dysfunction in Thai gynecologic malignancies survivors: A single‐institutional cross‐sectional observational survey

Dandamrongrak

Chaiwong

Ekalaktam

et al. 2021

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: To examine the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) in gynecologic cancer survivors. Methods: A cross-sectional observation survey recruited women aged 18-65 years old who were diagnosed with gynecologic cancers and underwent surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or combined modalities. Data were collected from September 2019 to March 2020 by the Thai version of the female sexual function index questionnaire to define FSD. The survey contained six domains: desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain. Results: Of the 98 women included in the study, the mean age was 48.7 AE 10.6 years old. Two-third (67.3%) of the participants was premenopausal, had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and had early-stage gynecologic cancers. Fifty-eight of 98 (59.2%) participants were sexually active in the past 4 weeks before the survey. Among those, 89.6% had FSD. The median scores in the FSD group were significantly lower than those in the non-FSD group in all six domains, namely, desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain (p < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference observed between participants with and without FSD in terms of age group, cancer-related data, or sexual behavior data, except participants who had good/ excellent relationships with their partners, which impacted FSD (p = 0.01). Conclusions: This study discovered the high prevalence (89.6%) of hidden issue of "female sexual dysfunction" in Thai gynecologic cancer survivors. The good/excellent relationships with their partners affected the FSD who were sexually active in the past 4 weeks before the survey.

show abstract

“…A meta-analysis by Wu et al, (2016) found that only consumption of skim milk decreased the risk of breast cancer by 4%, but not whole milk and total milk. Cancer treatment such as chemotherapy, removal of ovary, radiotherapy and menopause at an early age will increase the risk of osteoporosis among cancer survivors (Agrawal 2014; Campbell et al, 2019). Therefore, it is important to ensure adequate calcium intake among female cancer survivors.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of these cases, 35.7% of the cancer patients successfully lived through more than 5 years since diagnosis (National Cancer Registry [NCR], 2018). According to the MySCan, the survival rate above 5 years for breast cancer was 66.8%, cervical cancer was 51.6%, ovarian cancer was 54.5% and uterine treatment (Agrawal, 2014;Campbell et al, 2019). These side effects can impact negatively on the patient's QoL (Akhtari-Zavare et al, 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dietary Changes and Its Impact on Quality of Life among Malay Breast and Gynaecological Cancer Survivors in Malaysia

Zainordin

Talib

Shahril

et al. 2020

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: Fear of cancer recurrent, side effects of treatment and belief in food taboos encourage cancer survivors to make changes in their dietary practices after diagnosis of cancer. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of dietary changes on quality of life (QoL) among Malay breast and gynaecological cancer survivors. Methods: Questionnaire of dietary changes was modified from WHEL study and adapted to typical Malay’s food intake in Malaysia. A total of 23 items were listed and categorized by types of food and cooking methods. Four categories of changes “increased”, “decreased”, “no changes” or “stopped” were used to determine the changes in dietary practices. Score one (+1) is given to positive changes by reference to WCRF/AICR and Malaysia Dietary Guideline healthy eating recommendations. Malay EORTC QLQ-C30 were used to determine the QoL. Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and anthropometric measurement were also collected. Results: The mean age of the subjects (n=77) was 50.7±7.8 years old with duration of survivorship 4.0±3.1 years. Subjects mean BMI was 27.8±4.9 kg/m 2 which indicate subjects were 31.2% overweight and 32.5% obese. The percentage score of positive dietary changes was 34.7±16.4%. Positive dietary changes were increased intake of green leafy vegetable (49.4%), cruciferous vegetable (46.8%) and boiling cooking methods (45.5%). Subjects reduced their intake of red meat (42.9%), sugar (53.2%) and fried cooking method (44.2%). Subjects stopped consuming milk (41.6%), c 2008-5862 heese (33.8%) and sweetened condensed milk (33.8%). With increasing positive dietary changes, there was a significant improvement on emotional function (rs=0.27; p=0.016) and reduced fatigue symptoms (rs=-0.24; p=0.033). Conclusion: Positive changes in dietary intake improved emotional function and reduced fatigue symptoms after cancer treatment. By knowing the trend of food changes after cancer treatment, enables the formation of healthy food intervention implemented more effective.

show abstract

Caring for Survivors of Gynecologic Cancer: Assessment and Management of Long-term and Late Effects

Cited by 18 publications

References 76 publications

Effect of Chewing Gum on Gastrointestinal Function Recovery After Surgery of Gynecological Cancer Patients at Rajavithi Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Chewing Gum on Gastrointestinal Function Recovery After Surgery of Gynecological Cancer Patients at Rajavithi Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sexual dysfunction in Thai gynecologic malignancies survivors: A single‐institutional cross‐sectional observational survey

Dietary Changes and Its Impact on Quality of Life among Malay Breast and Gynaecological Cancer Survivors in Malaysia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About