Influence of neoadjuvant therapy on outcomes in patients with resectable carcinoma of esophagus and gastro‐esophageal junction from a tertiary cancer care center in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subramanyeshwar Rao T. ◽  
Kalidindi Venkata Vijaya Narsimha Raju ◽  
Sujit Chyau Patnaik ◽  
Pratap Reddy ◽  
Ajesh Raj Saksena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neoadjuvant Therapy ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Carcinoma Of Esophagus

scholarly journals ICESP, a research hub within a total cancer care center

Clinics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Chammas ◽  
Joyce Chacon Fernandes ◽  
Paulo Marcelo Gehm Hoff
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Total Cancer

Holistic Care in a Cancer Care Center

1979 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 213???215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond G. Carey ◽  
Emil J. Posavac
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Holistic Care

scholarly journals A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON THE PREVALANCE AND RISK FACTORS OF LYMPHOEDEMA IN CARCINOMA BREAST

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Vishnu Gopal ◽  
Abhinabha Acharya ◽  
Vasudha Narayanaswamy ◽  
Santanu Pal
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Breast Carcinoma ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Postoperative Radiotherapy ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Axillary Lymph

Objectives: Lymphedema of the arm is a devastating complication of breast carcinoma treatment. There is a lack of research on the risk factors and methods of preventing upper limb lymphedema after breast carcinoma treatment. The aims of the study are to identify the prevalence and risk factors for upper limb lymphedema in patients attending a tertiary cancer care center in India. Methods: 199 patients who attended the outpatient department of radiotherapy of IPGMER and SSKM, after undergoing surgical treatment for breast cancer between November 2014 to May 2016 were examined for the presence of lymphedema and its risk factors were analyzed. Lymphedema was defined as being present when there is an increase of >5% sum difference in the arm circumferences measured at different levels of both the upper limbs. Results: Of the 199 patients analyzed, 85 (42.7%) patients were found to have lymphedema. The prevalence of lymphedema was 25% in those who underwent surgery alone and 54% in those who underwent chest wall radiotherapy also. Locally advanced stage of the disease, body mass index >25 kg/m2, number of lymph nodes removed during surgery, and adjuvant radiotherapy were found to be significant risk factors for the development of lymphedema. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, we recommend weight reduction and more judicious axillary lymph node dissection and use of postoperative radiotherapy as methods to prevent breast cancer-associated lymphedema in the tertiary cancer care centers in India.

Home-Based Pediatric Cancer Care: Perspectives and Improvement Suggestions From Children, Family Caregivers, and Clinicians

2021 ◽  
pp. OP.20.00958
Author(s):  
Lindsay A. Jibb ◽  
Julie Chartrand ◽  
Tatenda Masama ◽  
Donna L. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Pediatric Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
System Level ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Home Based Care

PURPOSE: Although the hospital remains the dominant site for delivering most pediatric cancer care, home-based care is increasingly provided. To effectively deliver comprehensive, relevant, and acceptable care in children's homes, the voices of these key informants must be considered. We examined the views of children with cancer, their family caregivers, and clinicians on home-based cancer care to identify necessary strategies to improve the delivery of care. METHODS: Children with cancer, their family caregivers, and multiprofessional clinicians who provide care at a tertiary pediatric care center or in the community participated in audio-recorded, semistructured interviews in French and English. Interviews were conducted until data saturation in each participant group was achieved. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Thirteen children, 20 family caregivers, and 22 clinicians participated. Home-based care was endorsed as a means to improve child health-, family social- and financial-, and system-level outcomes. The success of a home-based model is built on care that addresses child and family informational, treatment and care, material, and psychosocial needs. Mechanisms to improve care include enhanced homecare agency-hospital-family communication, training for homecare nurses in pediatric cancer care, virtual solutions, and an expanded breadth of services provided in-home. Child-, family-, and system-related factors affect the delivery of optimal home-based care. CONCLUSION: Children, families, and clinicians value a model of pediatric cancer care that incorporates home-based services. The insights of these key informants should be reflected in the principles that become the basis of home-based cancer care best practices.

Pediatric brain tumors: An analysis of 5 years of data from a tertiary cancer care center, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 562 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Madhavan ◽  
BP Kannabiran ◽  
AM Nithya ◽  
J Kani ◽  
P Balasubramaniam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Pediatric Brain Tumors ◽  
Pediatric Brain
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