Related Articles Interventions to treat malignant pleural effusions. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Oct;19(5):501-4 Authors: Lenker A, Mayer DK, Bernard SA Abstract Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are common complications that occur with advanced stages of cancer. In general, they indicate a poor prognosis and greatly affect quality of life (QOL). The treatment goal of MPEs is to provide relief of symptoms. The standard treatment for MPEs is talc pleurodesis; however, indwelling pleural catheters have become more frequently used. This article focuses on current management strategies for MPEs and assesses their influence on QOL.At a GlanceSymptoms of malignant pleural effusions (MPEs),…
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Related Articles Yttrium-90 radioembolization as a palliative treatment for liver tumors: a case study. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Oct;19(5):620-2 Authors: Maas L Abstract The best chance of cure for patients with liver cancer is surgical removal, but many tumors are too large or invasive. In addition, chemotherapy is frequently unsuccessful in this patient population. A case study is featured involving a patient determined to be a candidate for Yttrium-90 radioembolization, a minimally invasive liver-directed treatment used to target primary and metastatic liver tumors by delivering radioactive microspheres directly to the tumor. This article provides an introduction to the procedure,…
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Related Articles Economic evaluation of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Thailand: genotype 1 and 6. BMC Gastroenterol. 2016 Aug 05;16(1):91 Authors: Kapol N, Lochid-Amnuay S, Teerawattananon Y Abstract BACKGROUND: Pegylated interferon alpha 2a, alpha 2b and ribavirin have been included to the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) for treatment of only chronic hepatitis C genotypes 2 and 3 in Thailand. This reimbursement policy has not covered for other genotypes of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) especially for genotypes 1 and 6 that account for 30-50 % of all HCV infection in Thailand. Therefore, this…
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Related Articles Clinical characteristics of young-age onset gastric cancer in Korea. BMC Gastroenterol. 2016 Sep 06;16:110 Authors: Lee J, Lee MA, Kim IH, Roh SY Abstract BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and more frequently detected in Asian countries including Korea and Japan. The incidence of young-age gastric cancer (GC) is increasing worldwide, but clinical behavior of young-age GC patients is not well established. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features and outcomes of GC diagnosed at young-age population. METHODS: Between Jan. 2009 to Jan. 2015, 163 patients diagnosed as early, advanced, recurrent, or metastatic GC at…
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Related Articles Quality care as ethical care: a poststructural analysis of palliative and supportive district nursing care. Nurs Inq. 2016 Mar;23(1):12-23 Authors: Nagington M, Walshe C, Luker KA Abstract Quality of care is a prominent discourse in modern health-care and has previously been conceptualised in terms of ethics. In addition, the role of knowledge has been suggested as being particularly influential with regard to the nurse-patient-carer relationship. However, to date, no analyses have examined how knowledge (as an ethical concept) impinges on quality of care. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 patients with palliative and supportive care needs receiving…
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