Chemotherapy, Adjuvant - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cognitive deficits as long-term side-effects of adjuvant therapy in breast cancer patients: 'subjective' complaints and 'objective' neuropsychological test results.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: Various studies have demonstrated that neuropsychological deficits are potential side-effects of adjuvant therapy in breast cancer patients. To date, little is known about the long-term development of these deficits and their implications ... Read more...

Feasibility of quality of life assessment in routine clinical oncology practice: a Tunisian study.

27 Feb 2009 Limited research has been devoted to quality of life (QOL) of cancer patients in developing countries. To assess the feasibility of QOL assessment in a cohort of Tunisian cancer patients, the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire was administered to 23 women ... Read more...

Sexual desire and satisfaction in sexual life affecting factors in breast cancer survivors after mastectomy.

30 Dec 2008 The purpose of this study was to examine impact of treatment and personality characteristics, and support need for femininity and body image on sexual desire and sexual satisfaction of women with breast cancer. The sample consisted of 123 married ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Chemotherapy, Adjuvant - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cognitive deficits as long-term side-effects of adjuvant therapy in breast cancer patients: 'subjective' complaints and 'objective' neuropsychological test results. 29 Jun 2009
• Feasibility of quality of life assessment in routine clinical oncology practice: a Tunisian study. 27 Feb 2009
• Sexual desire and satisfaction in sexual life affecting factors in breast cancer survivors after mastectomy. 30 Dec 2008
• Stress management intervention reduces serum cortisol and increases relaxation during treatment for nonmetastatic breast cancer. 6 Oct 2008
• Adjuvant treatments do not alter the quality of life in elderly patients with colorectal cancer: a population-based study. 13 Aug 2008
• Comparing patients' and their partners' preferences for adjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancer. 20 Apr 2008
• Latina a Latina: developing a breast cancer decision support intervention. 30 Mar 2008
• Health-related quality of life during adjuvant treatment for breast cancer among postmenopausal women. 12 Mar 2008
• Barriers to supervised exercise training in a randomized controlled trial of breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. 18 Feb 2008
• Psychosocial influences on suboptimal adjuvant breast cancer treatment adherence among African American women: implications for education and intervention. 29 Sep 2007
• [Patients' experience of breast cancer treatment] 8 Sep 2007
• Cognitive-behavioral management of chemotherapy-related cognitive change. 30 Jul 2007
• Is self-efficacy a predictor of short-term post-surgical adjustment among Chinese women with breast cancer? 29 Jun 2007
• Anticipatory nausea: the role of individual differences related to sensory perception and autonomic reactivity. 30 Jan 2007
• Chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, and fatigue--the role of individual differences related to sensory perception and autonomic reactivity. 30 Dec 2006
• Psychosocial factors and patients' preferences for adjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancer. 30 Dec 2006
• Consumer impact of an interactive decision aid for rectal cancer patients offered adjuvant therapy. 29 Sep 2006
• [Therapy options of advanced laryngeal carcinomas with regard to the quality of life of the patients] 29 Apr 2006
• Sandra, Deborah, and Lisa: nurses and patients managing hormonal adjuvant breast cancer therapy. 30 Dec 2005
• Cognitive functioning after adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for early-stage breast carcinoma. 29 Nov 2005

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Technical information about 'Chemotherapy, Adjuvant'

Definition: Drug therapy given to augment or stimulate some other form of treatment such as surgery or radiation therapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment.

Descriptor UI: D017024

Alternative terms: Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Adjuvant Chemotherapy; Drug Therapy, Adjuvant; Adjuvant Drug Therapy;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.186.170; E02.319.170;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: almost never IM; coordinate with dis /drug ther + specific drug or drugs /ther use + other form of ther to which this is adjuvant; Manual 24.4.2.2.1; DF: CHEMOTHER ADJUVANT