Objectives: To investigate perceived stigma and its possible associations with treatment expectations and preferences in newly diagnosed patients with lung cancer. Sample & Setting: 274 patients with lung cancer diagnosed in the previous four months at oncology and respiratory outpatient...
An article by Lally et al. (2018) in the current issue describes the process of collecting end-user feedback from a sample of rural Nebraskan women with breast cancer regarding a web-based, psychosocial distress management program, CaringGuidance™. The current article uses that study to inform...
Problem Identification: Cancer prehabilitation programs have been reported as effective means of improving quality of life (QOL) in people with cancer, but research is lacking. The aim of this systematic review is to explore the characteristics of cancer prehabilitation programs and their effects...
Objectives: To determine the information needs and preferences of patients who had human papillomavirus–associated head and neck cancer (HNC) and who were aged 18–65 years in the post-treatment phase of recovery. Sample & Setting: 205 patients who completed treatment for HNC at two large cancer...
I tend to become reflective as the end of each year approaches. Thinking about what I managed to achieve during the past 12 months, what I have left undone, and how to try to make the next 12 months better occupies my mind as I drive to and from work or while on my treadmill. The year that is...
Purpose: To obtain rural breast cancer survivors’ perceptions of CaringGuidance™ After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, a web-based, psychoeducational, distress self-management program, and explore the feasibility of gathering survivors’ perceptions about CaringGuidance using online focus groups (OFGs)...
Objectives: To examine symptom occurrence and severity and overall health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients receiving cancer therapy guided by genomic profiling (matched therapy) and patients receiving nonmatched therapy. Sample & Setting: A retrospective and secondary analysis of...
Purpose: To identify and describe experiences of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who have neurotoxic side effects early in the oxaliplatin treatment period, and how neurotoxicity affects their daily lives. Participants & Setting: 10 patients with stage II–III CRC were included. All were...
Problem Identification: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is prevalent among people with cancer; therefore, it is important to determine whether interventions offered to this population are effective in alleviating FCR. This review summarizes randomized, controlled trials in the literature about the...
Objectives: To determine whether written information and/or counseling decreases illness-related uncertainty in women with vulvar neoplasia. Sample & Setting: 49 women with vulvar neoplasia from four Swiss hospitals and one Austrian hospital. Methods & Variables: A longitudinal, multicenter...
