Improving Symptoms and Quality of Life of Female Cancer Survivors: a Randomized Controlled Study

Lerman, Ruth; Jarski, Robert; Rea, Heather M.; Gellish, Ronald L.; Vicini, Frank A.

doi:10.1245/s10434-011-2051-2

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“…Components most commonly consisted are educational and psychological or psychosocial interventions (Pitceathly et al, 2009;Capozzo et al, 2010;Goerling et al, 2011;Lerman et al, 2011;Lurati et al, 2012). Due to complexity and individuality of psychological and physiological changes, researchers usually design their programs based on their own experiences and understandings.…”

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“…The Chinese version of symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90) (Wang, 1984), a 90-item multidimensional self-report inventory aiming to evaluate a broad range of psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology, was adopted as the major measurement for psychological status. The reliability, validity and utility of SCL-90 have been proved not only by psychiatric and psychological studies (Peveler et al, 1990;Schimitz et al, 1999;Prins et al, 2001), but also been demonstrated by studies in cancer patients (Derogatis et al, 1983;Tross et al, 1996;Lerman et al, 2011). The data from SCL-90 were calculated and compared with the normal range in Chinese reported by Jin et al (1986.…”

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Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

Zhang

Zhao²,

Fang³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Objective: To assess the effects of perioperative comprehensive supportive care interventions on outcome of Chinese esophageal cancer patients in a prospective study. Methods: 60 patients with primary esophageal carcinoma were randomized into an intervention group (IG, n=31) and a control group (CG, n=29). The Chinese version of symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90) was adopted to assess their psychological status. The interventions, including health education, psychological support, stress management, coping strategies and behavior training, were carried out in 3 phases (preoperative, postoperative Ⅰ and postoperative Ⅱ), and psychological effects were thereafter evaluated accordingly before surgery, and 1 week, 4 weeks and 24 weeks post-surgery. Medical costs were estimated at discharge. Survival of patients was estimated each year post-surgery. General health status and satisfaction-with-hospital were surveyed by a follow-up questionnaire 4 years post-surgery. Results: All the subjects demonstrated higher scores in the preoperative phase than the normal range of Chinese population concerning 7 psychological domains including somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety and paranoid ideation. Although no significant difference was observed between the two groups at admission, the scores of IG, which tended to decrease at a faster rate, were generally lower than those of CG at weeks 1, 4 and 24 post-surgery. The length of hospital stay and medical costs of IG were significantly less than those of CG and satisfaction-with-hospital was better. However, there was no significant difference in 4-year survival or health status between two groups. Conclusions: Appropriate perioperative comprehensive supportive care interventions help to improve the psychological state of Chinese patients with esophageal carcinoma, to reduce health care costs and to promote satisfaction of patients and their families with hospital.

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Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

Zhang

Zhao²,

Fang³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…As a result, survivorship has become a major focus of research aiming to minimize toxicity of treatments and decrease the incidence of iatrogenic complications (2). Secondary lymphedema is the most common longterm complication of surgery for solid tumors and occurs when lymphatic channels or lymph nodes are removed during cancer staging/treatment (3).…”

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Diphtheria toxin–mediated ablation of lymphatic endothelial cells results in progressive lymphedema

Gardenier¹,

Hespe²,

Kataru³

et al. 2016

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“…After examination of the titles and the abstracts, 138 studies met the inclusion criteria - 28 single armed trials [Table 1][32333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859] and 110 randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials: 18 from 1996 to 2008 [Table 2],[606162636465666768697071727374757677] 34 from 2009 to 2012 [Table 3],[78798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111] and 58 from 2013 to 2016 [Table 4]. [112113114115116117118119…”

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Yoga into Cancer Care

Agarwal

Maroko-Afek

2018

International Journal of Yoga

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To cope with cancer and its treatment-related side effects and toxicities, people are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Consequently, integrative oncology, which combines conventional therapies and evidence-based CAM practices, is an emerging discipline in cancer care. The use of yoga as a CAM is proving to be beneficial and increasingly gaining popularity. An electronic database search (PubMed), through December 15, 2016, revealed 138 relevant clinical trials (single-armed, nonrandomized, and randomized controlled trials) on the use of yoga in cancer patients. A total of 10,660 cancer patients from 20 countries were recruited in these studies. Regardless of some methodological deficiencies, most of the studies reported that yoga improved the physical and psychological symptoms, quality of life, and markers of immunity of the patients, providing a strong support for yoga's integration into conventional cancer care. This review article presents the published clinical research on the prevalence of yoga's use in cancer patients so that oncologists, researchers, and the patients are aware of the evidence supporting the use of this relatively safe modality in cancer care.

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Improving Symptoms and Quality of Life of Female Cancer Survivors: a Randomized Controlled Study

Abstract: The MBSR-based cancer recovery and wellness intervention improved the symptoms and quality of life of this largely breast cancer survivor population across a variety of cancer symptoms and quality-of-life measures.

Cited by 96 publications

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Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

Diphtheria toxin–mediated ablation of lymphatic endothelial cells results in progressive lymphedema

Yoga into Cancer Care

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