Browsing HVL Open by Subject "cancer"
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Caregiver reactions and social provisions among family members caring for home-dwelling patients with cancer in the palliative phase: A cross-sectional study.
(Journal article, 2019)Objective: Studies focusing on the impact of caregiving for older adult home-dwelling patients with cancer in the palliative phase, particularly the burdens on different family caregiver groups, are limited. The objective ... -
Classmates motivate childhood cancer patients to participate in physical activity during treatment: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction Children with cancer experience reduced physical fitness and compromised social relationships during and following intensive treatment. This may negatively impact their quality of life. As part of the RESPECT ... -
Loneliness among cognitively intact residents of nursing homes with and without cancer: a 6-year longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Limited information exists regarding the natural development of loneliness and its determinants among cognitively intact nursing home residents. We aimed to examine loneliness among nursing home residents by following up ... -
“Non-palliative care” – a qualitative study of older cancer patients’ and their family members’ experiences with the health care system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Among all cancer patients in the palliative phase, ¾ have reached the age of 65. An aging population will increase the number of people afflicted with cancer, and create challenges for patients, family members ... -
Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home-dwelling people with cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim Globally, cancer incidence counts for more than 14 million cases and the number increases with age. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in association with ... -
Repurposing 18F-FMISO as a PET tracer for translational imaging of nitroreductase-based gene directed enzyme prodrug therapy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Nitroreductases (NTR) are a family of bacterial enzymes used in gene directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) that selectively activate prodrugs containing aromatic nitro groups to exert cytotoxic effects following gene ...