Abstract Introduction: Understanding the unmet care needs of breast cancer survivors is one of the important aspects in healthcare delivery. Objective: This study aimed to identify the unmet needs of breast cancer survivors. Materials & Methods: This Integrative review search of evidence‐based research from five electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Google ...

Aims: cancer patients have to face with the disease, invasive treatments and adverse effects of the disease and treatments in a long term period. These people have various needs in long term process of diagnosis, treatments and recovery that often remain unknown and unmet. The present research aimed at evaluating the care needs of cancer patients in various aspects of life. Materials and Metho...

based on a common belief, herbal medicine with the least possible side effects should be the center of attention in cancer care; however, in many cases they have not been properly studied with reliable clinical trials in human subjects. in this review, it was attempted to identify the available evidence on the use and clinical effects of herbs in cancer care. the research consists of two major ...

background : the aim of this study was to explore saudi cancer patients' views regarding cancer information disclosure and whether differences existed between regions or gender. methods : in this cross-sectional questionnaire-based prospective survey, we interviewed 332 saudi cancer patients who received oncological care at king fahd university hospital, al-khobar, saudi arabia from july 2002 t...

background: we aimed to evaluate the levels of social support in patients with postoperative esophageal carcinoma and potential effect of social support on generic and ec-specific quality of life. methods: overall, 803 chinese patients with ec were recruited in the high-incidence region- linzhou in henan, china for the observation study. we obtained data on european organization for research an...

Considering the incidence of malnutrition, a multidisciplinary approach with targeted nutrition is vital to improve the quality of care in cancer patients. This study aimed to investigate the overall nutritional status of Iranian cancer patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study in 70 cancer patients was conducted in Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital from February to April 2019. The cancer patients...

Tanzania continues to enjoy stability and growth in different sectors similar to other countries; however, some challenges persist in the health sector, especially in the area of cancer care. The current study aimed at reviewing social economic status (SES), as well as factors contributing to the increased burden of breast cancer (BC) in Tanzania. The current study reviewed different articles a...