Understanding the impact of pulmonary arterial hypertension on patients' and carers' lives

L Guillevin, I Armstrong, R Aldrighetti… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, debilitating and rapidly progressive
disease. Although there have been important medical advances in PAH management, the …

Factors affecting health-related quality of life among prostate cancer patients: a systematic review

S Odeo, A Degu - Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Prostate cancer is recognized as the leading cause of malignancy-related
incidence and mortality in the male population. The treatment regimens have long-term …

Genetic markers of late radiation toxicity in the era of image-guided radiotherapy: lower toxicity rates reduce the predictive value of γ-H2AX foci decay ratio in patients …

AC Nuijens, AL Oei, L Koster, RA Hoebe… - Radiation …, 2024 - Springer
Background A predictive assay for late radiation toxicity would allow more personalized
treatment planning, reducing the burden of toxicity for the more sensitive minority, and …

Longitudinal assessment of quality of life after surgery, conformal brachytherapy, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer

MJ Zelefsky, BY Poon, J Eastham, A Vickers… - Radiotherapy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose We evaluated quality-of-life changes (QoL) in 907 patients treated with either
radical prostatectomy (open or laparoscopic), real-time planned conformal brachytherapy, or …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term aspects of quality of life in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy: a 5-year longitudinal follow-up and …

E Abel, E Silander, J Nyman, T Björk-Eriksson… - Advances in radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Knowledge of long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with
advanced head and neck cancer treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy is …

Development of a prediction model for late urinary incontinence, hematuria, pain and voiding frequency among irradiated prostate cancer patients

W Schaake, A van der Schaaf, LV van Dijk… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background and purpose Incontinence, hematuria, voiding frequency and pain during
voiding are possible side effects of radiotherapy among patients treated for prostate cancer …

Late toxicity and quality of life after definitive treatment of prostate cancer: redefining optimal rectal sparing constraints for intensity‐modulated radiation therapy

SK Chennupati, CA Pelizzari, R Kunnavakkam… - Cancer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to assess late toxicity and quality of life (QOL) for patients
receiving definitive intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and image‐guided radiation …

[HTML][HTML] Health-related quality of life of patients treated with different fractionation schedules for early prostate cancer compared to the age-standardized general male …

P Reinikainen, M Lehtonen, I Lehtinen… - Clinical Genitourinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The effects of radiotherapy (RT) patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
are usually compared to those of other treatment modalities instead of HRQoL of the general …

Daily application of low magnitude mechanical stimulus inhibits the growth of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells in vitro

M Olcum, E Ozcivici - Cancer cell international, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Mechanical loads can regulate cell proliferation and differentiation at various
stages of development and homeostasis. However, the extension of this regulatory effect of …

Bayesian Spatio-Temporal Multilevel Modelling of Patient-Reported Quality of Life following Prostate Cancer Surgery

ZT Tessema, GA Tesema, W Wah, S Ahern, N Papa… - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Globally, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among
males. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia. The quality of life of prostate …