There are limited studies in the Southern region of Saudi Arabia on characteristics hospitalised patients with cancer. The aim this study was to explore clinical and therapeutic hospitalized cancer Najran Region Arabia. A retrospective cross-sectional observational conducted using patients’ medical records at oncology unit King Khalid Hospital situated southern Hospitalized were extracted betwe...

BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis patients show dysregulated immune function, which may be related to subsequent cancer. We examined here the overall and specific cancer risks among Swedish subjects who had been hospitalized for sarcoidosis. METHODS A sarcoidosis research database was created by identifying hospitalized sarcoidosis patients from the Swedish Hospital Discharge Register and by linking the...

in this study esophageal resection and radiotherapy methods were compared in relation to the patients suffering from esophageal cancer. three hundred and fifty-four patients with squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus who had been hospitalized in the cancer institute of the imam khomeini hospital, tehran, during 1981-1985 were followed up through march 21st, 1987. based on the findings, patients ...

background: cancer diagnosis is an important event in an individual’s life which has considerable outcomes and implications for patient and his/her family. meanwhile, receiving assistance and support from family and friends has a significant impact on patients to help them to cope with disease-related stress and its treatment. this study aimed to assess the received social support and its corre...

background deep vein thrombosis (dvt) is a well-recognized complication in patients with cancer. chemotherapy and cancer surgery increase the risk of dvt in these patients. there are a few reports about the prevalence of dvt in patients with cancer regarding different managing modalities. objectives this study aimed to assess the prevalence of dvt in patients with cancer, who were hospitalized ...

Objective: This study was performed to determine the relationship between cancer patients' level of meaning life and self-efficacy in coping with cancer, factors impacting this relation.
 Materials Methods: The sample cross-sectional consisted 177 adult patients hospitalized Medical Oncology Clinic. data were collected using Personal Information Form, Meaning Purpose Life Scale (MPLS), Can...

objective: cancer creates a lot of stress and can significantly affect quality of life. the purpose of this study is to investigate the role of stage of disease, illness perceptions, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the quality of life of patients with cancer. method: the sample consisted of 120 hospitalized patients in tehran's shohada hospital in 2014 that was selected purposefully....

OBJECTIVE The present study is an analysis of cancer patients who received follow-up treatment for either cancer-related complications or treatment-associated side effects while hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS Records of cancer patients treated at Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital ICU between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012 were retrospectivel...

Background and Purpose: Cancer is associated with significant changes in the lifestyle of patients. Spiritual well-being has been shown to be an inherent element of health, quality of life, increased survival rate, and enhanced adaptability of cancer patients with the disease. This study aimed to evaluate the spiritual health of cancer patients and their nurses. Methods: This descriptive,...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine predictors of fall events in hospitalized patients with cancer and develop a scoring system to predict fall events. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTING A 1,200-bed tertiary care hospital in northeastern Ohio. SAMPLE 145 patients with cancer who did not have a fall event were randomly selected from all oncology admissions from February 2006-J...