PURPOSE The tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) imatinib has improved outcomes for patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), and for patients receiving adjuvant therapy following GIST resection. This qualitative study explored the experiences and emotions of patients through GIST diagnosis, treatment initiation, disease control, and in some patients, loss of r...

Nutritional support provision does not happen by accident. Clinical dimensions include screening and assessment, estimation of requirements, identification of a feeding route and the subsequent need for monitoring. Patients may need different forms of nutritional intervention during the course of their illness. Furthermore, these may need to be provided in different locations as their clinical ...

JUNE is a publication of Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) www.funjournal.org Viewers watch the doctors mapping their trajectory from Magnetic Resonance Images, expertly guiding the electrode through white matter, missing the ventricles, going through the caudate and landing in the lima beansized subthalamic nucleus. “You’ve done everything you can with diet and exercise and medicati...

OBJECTIVE To describe the integration of a clinic pharmacy with a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). SETTING Primary care clinic in Monroe, WA, from 1981 to January 2011. PRACTICE DESCRIPTION Pharmacists and physicians with a previous working relationship in a family practice residency program established colocated practices in 1981. In addition to traditional pharmacy services, collabor...

BACKGROUND The main goals of the standard treatment for advanced symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, total knee arthroplasty (TKA), are pain reduction and restoration of knee motion.The aim of this study was to analyse the outcome of the patient-based Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and the surgeon-based Knee Society Score (KSS) and its Knee Score (KS) and Knee Functional Scor...

Cancer journeys, encompassing patients’ cancer experiences from diagnosis through survivorship, are complex and diverse. Individuals dealing with cancer must cope with numerous physical and emotional challenges, balancing clinical tasks alongside the responsibilities of daily life. Although resources exist to support patients with their healthcare management, they often focus on a subset of a p...

INTRODUCTION Thrombosis remains the most common preventable cause of mortality in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Whilst the prophylaxis and treatment of this condition is well understood, the patient experience and subsequent behavioral factors are not. METHODS Patients receiving treatment for cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) were interviewed about their experiences of CAT within t...