Breast cancer (BC) survivors frequently complain of functional limitation the shoulder following treatments. Despite physical and psychological implications, optimal management this disabling condition is still debated. Thus, aim study was to assess long-term effects a comprehensive rehabilitation program, including ultrasound (US) guided injection sub-acromial deltoid bursa (SAD) combined with...

Fatigue is a major complaint among advanced cancer patients. Several instruments are available for measuring fatigue. The EORTC QLQ-C30 is one of the most frequently used health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments, and it includes a three-item fatigue subscale. Limited knowledge exists about the validity, performance and sensitivity of EORTC QLQ-C30 fatigue scale as compared with a fati...

BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life is often collected in clinical studies, and forms a cornerstone of economic evaluation. This study had two objectives, firstly to report and compare pre- and post-progression health state utilities in advanced melanoma when valued by different methods and secondly to explore the validity of progression-based health state utility modelling compared to mo...

Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) was started in Malaysia since 1993 and it has improved the survival of patients with otherwise fatal haematological diseases. This study was initiated because quality of life of these survivors is an important tool in assessing the outcome of this treatment modality. The secondary objective was to identify factors that influenced their quality of ...

The aim of the study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among metastatic soft tissue (mSTS) or bone sarcoma (mBS) patients who had attained a favourable response to chemotherapy. We employed the EORTC QLQ-C30, the 3-item Cancer-Related Symptoms Questionnaire, and the EQ-5D instrument. HRQoL was evaluated overall and by health state in 120 mSTS/mBS patients enrolled in the SABI...

The purpose of the study was to investigate psychometric properties of CAMPAS-R, an instrument for prospectively monitoring patients' symptoms and needs during palliative care at home. CAMPAS-R was piloted for face and content validity and then administered alongside criterion measures to a home care sample. Cronbach's alpha was used to test internal consistency and criterion-related validity w...

Primary cutaneous lymphoma (CL), the second most frequent type of extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), accounts for approximately one third of all cases of NHL. This is a very simple reason for having an issue of Haematologica specifically focused on this topic. Although most of the literature and clinical experience about CL come from dermatology, the history of the last 20 years clearly s...

Generalized edema is one of the most common side effects docetaxel treatment and hazard quality life in patients with breast cancer. Although damage lymphatic endothelial cells considered as mechanism effects, no standard has been established to relieve symptoms other than diuretics. This study was designed evaluate usefulness Aroma Trissage (ALT) program improving (psychological stability) alo...

geneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients after recovery from neutropenia: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic characteristics. Mycopathologia. 2005;159:181-188. 6. Ellis M, Spence D, de Pauw B, et al. An EORTC international multicenter randomized trial (EORTC number 19923) comparing two dosages of liposomal amphotericin B for treatment of invasive aspergillosis. Clin Infect Dis. 19...

geneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients after recovery from neutropenia: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic characteristics. Mycopathologia. 2005;159:181-188. 6. Ellis M, Spence D, de Pauw B, et al. An EORTC international multicenter randomized trial (EORTC number 19923) comparing two dosages of liposomal amphotericin B for treatment of invasive aspergillosis. Clin Infect Dis. 19...