The prognostic significance of insurance status has been investigated in many types of malignancies, however, its impact on gallbladder cancer is yet not known. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between insurance status and gallbladder cancer survival. We searched the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results dataset, and identified 1,729 gallbladder cancer cases. Ka...

CONTEXT In hereditary cancer syndrome families with an identified cancer associated mutation, mutation testing changes the carrier risk status of the tested person and may change the carrier risk status of relatives. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to describe the change in the distribution of carrier risk status resulting from testing in hereditary breast-ovarian cancer (HBOC) and hereditary non-...

Malnutrition is a significant factor in predicting cancer patients' quality of life (QoL). We systematically reviewed the literature on the role of nutritional status in predicting QoL in cancer. We searched MEDLINE database using the terms "nutritional status" in combination with "quality of life" together with "cancer". Human studies published in English, having nutritional status as one of t...

BACKGROUND Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Korea. To reduce cancer incidence, the Korean National Cancer Center (KNCC) has been expanding its organized cancer screening program. In addition, there are opportunistic screening programs that can be chosen by individuals or their healthcare providers. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with participation...

BACKGROUND Factors associated with functional status in elderly cancer survivors, in particular, comorbidity, have been inadequately studied. METHODS Of 4162 participants aged 65 and older enrolled in the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly study in 1986, 376 of the participants self-reported a diagnosis of cancer. Participants were divided into 2 comorbidity...

When supporting the older adult with cancer, it is essential to account for unique concerns within this population beyond cancer type and stage. Common in include numerous comorbidities, polypharmacy, nutritional status, treatment tolerance, pain management quality of life. A comprehensive geriatric assessment elucidating salient among adults as reduces risk toxicities improves outcomes. Using ...

The nutritional status of patients with head and neck cancer has been suspected as being a significant risk factor for surgical complications and cancer recurrence. Clinical dietary assessment was performed on a mixed group of 42 previously untreated, head and neck cancer patients scheduled to receive surgery with curative intent. Cox regression analysis was performed to investigate the relatio...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : breast cancer is a common cancer in women that affects femininity and marital life because of side effect of cancer treatments on breast as a sexual organ. the aim of this study was to evaluate the marital satisfaction in patients with breast cancer compared to general population. methods : in a cross-sectiona...

OBJECTIVES Hormone-receptor (HR) and HER2/neu-receptor (HER2) status of breast tumors are important indicators for targeted therapies. We examine the association of receptor status and risk for a second breast cancer. METHODS We analyzed data on 106,331 women in the California Cancer Registry whose first cancer is locoregional invasive breast disease, diagnosed from 1999 through 2005, yieldin...