Volume 21, Issue 12

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December 2013

37 articles in this issue

Author's response to ‘Evidence is in the eye of the beholder’ letter to the editor
Alex Molassiotis
Letter to the editor 27 September 2013 Pages: 3255 - 3255
Reply to Molassiotis
Edzard Ernst
Paul Posadzki
Letter to the editor Open access 01 October 2013 Pages: 3257 - 3257
Evidence is in the eye of the beholder
Alex Molassiotis
Letter to the editor 17 August 2013 Pages: 3259 - 3260
Handgrip strength predicts survival and is associated with markers of clinical and functional outcomes in advanced cancer patients
R. D. Kilgour
A. Vigano
J. A. Morais
Original Article 20 July 2013 Pages: 3261 - 3270
Use of glucose solution for the alleviation of gemcitabine-induced vascular pain: a double-blind randomized crossover study
Hiroki Nagai
Toshiyuki Kitano
Kazuhiro Yanagihara
Original Article 23 July 2013 Pages: 3271 - 3278
Natural history of skeletal-related events in patients with breast, lung, or prostate cancer and metastases to bone: a 15-year study in two large US health systems
Gerry Oster
Lois Lamerato
John Edelsberg
Original Article 25 July 2013 Pages: 3279 - 3286
Cancer pain management in an oncological ward in a comprehensive cancer center with an established palliative care unit
Sebastiano Mercadante
Costanza Guccione
Alessandra Casuccio
Original Article 26 July 2013 Pages: 3287 - 3292
Involvement of general practitioners in palliative cancer care: a qualitative study
Anne Dahlhaus
Nicholas Vanneman
Corina Guethlin
Original Article 26 July 2013 Pages: 3293 - 3300
Correlation of radiation treatment interruptions with psychiatric disease and performance status in head and neck cancer patients
Radhika Sreeraman
Srinivasan Vijayakumar
Allen M. Chen
Original Article 28 July 2013 Pages: 3301 - 3306
Oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy’s effects on health-related quality of life of colorectal cancer survivors
Cindy Tofthagen
Kristine A. Donovan
Yating Yeh
Original Article 01 August 2013 Pages: 3307 - 3313
Perceptions, expectations, and attitudes about communication with physicians among Chinese American and non-Hispanic white women with early stage breast cancer
Judy Huei-yu Wang
Inez F. Adams
Ellen Huang
Original Article 01 August 2013 Pages: 3315 - 3325
Assessing suffering in advanced cancer patients using Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self-Measure (PRISM), preliminary validation of the Spanish version in a Latin American population
Alicia Krikorian
Joaquín T. Limonero
Carolina Palacio
Original Article 01 August 2013 Pages: 3327 - 3336
Treatment regret and quality of life following radical prostatectomy
Chelsea G. Ratcliff
Lorenzo Cohen
Patricia A. Parker
Original Article 02 August 2013 Pages: 3337 - 3343
Patients' perceptions of quality of life during active treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer: the importance of preoperative exercise
Shaunna M. Burke
Jennifer Brunet
Malcolm A. West
Original Article 03 August 2013 Pages: 3345 - 3353
The Impact of Cancer Scale (IOC) in Italian long-term cancer survivors: adaptation and psychometric evaluation
Barbara Muzzatti
Cristiana Flaiban
Maria Antonietta Annunziata
Original Article 03 August 2013 Pages: 3355 - 3362
Old age and poor prognosis increase the likelihood of disagreement between cancer patients and their oncologists on the indication for resuscitation attempt
Lena Saltbaek
Hanne M. Michelsen
Dorte L. Nielsen
Original Article 08 August 2013 Pages: 3363 - 3370
Newfound compassion after prostate cancer: a psychometric evaluation of additional items in the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
Bronwyn A. Morris
Bridget Wilson
Suzanne K. Chambers
Original Article 09 August 2013 Pages: 3371 - 3378
Managing brain metastases patientswith and without radiotherapy: initial lessonsfrom a team-based consult service through a multidisciplinary integrated palliative oncology clinic
Hellen Jung
Aynharan Sinnarajah
Jackson Sai-Yiu Wu
Original Article 10 August 2013 Pages: 3379 - 3386
Can the LANSS scale be used to classify pain in chronic cancer pain trials?
Janet Hardy
Stephen Quinn
David Currow
Original Article 10 August 2013 Pages: 3387 - 3391
Exploring the perceived changes and the reasons why expected outcomes were not obtained in individual levels in a successful regional palliative care intervention trial: an analysis for interpretations
Tatsuya Morita
Kazuki Sato
Kenji Eguchi
Original Article 10 August 2013 Pages: 3393 - 3402
A brief couples' workshop for improving sexual experiences after prostate cancer treatment: a feasibility study
Amy J. D. Hampton
Lauren M. Walker
John W. Robinson
Original Article 10 August 2013 Pages: 3403 - 3409
Does it matter what you call it? A randomized trial of language used to describe palliative care services
R. M. Maciasz
R. M. Arnold
Y. Schenker
Original Article 14 August 2013 Pages: 3411 - 3419
Changes of QTc interval after opioid switching to oral methadone
Sebastiano Mercadante
Giovanna Prestia
Alessandra Casuccio
Original Article 15 August 2013 Pages: 3421 - 3424
Palonosetron and prednisolone for the prevention of nausea and emesis during fractionated radiotherapy and 5 cycles of concomitant weekly cisplatin—a phase II study
Christina H. Ruhlmann
Charlotte Belli
Jørn Herrstedt
Original Article 15 August 2013 Pages: 3425 - 3431
Population-based comparison of two feeding tube approaches for head and neck cancer patients receiving concurrent systemic–radiation therapy: is a prophylactic feeding tube approach harmful or helpful?
Robert Olson
Irene Karam
Frances Wong
Original Article 16 August 2013 Pages: 3433 - 3439
Impact of clinical pharmacist-based parenteral nutrition service for bone marrow transplantation patients: a randomized clinical trial
Maryam Mousavi
Alireza Hayatshahi
Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh
Original Article 16 August 2013 Pages: 3441 - 3448
Erratum to: Impact of clinical pharmacist-based parenteral nutrition service for bone marrow transplantation patients: a randomized clinical trial
Maryam Mousavi
Alireza Hayatshahi
Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh
Erratum 21 September 2013 Pages: 3449 - 3449
“You need something like this to give you guidelines on what to do”: patients' and partners' use and perceptions of a self-directed coping skills training resource
Sylvie D. Lambert
Afaf Girgis
Karen Kayser
Original Article 17 August 2013 Pages: 3451 - 3460
Burden among partner caregivers of patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer within 1 year after diagnosis: an economic perspective
Chunyu Li
Steven B. Zeliadt
Scott D. Ramsey
Original Article 17 August 2013 Pages: 3461 - 3469
Comparison of physical and mental health status between cancer survivors and the general population: a Korean population-based survey (KNHANES II-IV)
Kyae Hyung Kim
Young Youn Cho
Sang Min Park
Original Article 18 August 2013 Pages: 3471 - 3481
Prospective observational study of treatment pattern, effectiveness and safety of zoledronic acid therapy beyond 24 months in patients with multiple myeloma or bone metastases from solid tumors
T. Van den Wyngaert
M. Delforge
H. Wildiers
Original Article 18 August 2013 Pages: 3483 - 3490
Improving the transition of highly complex patients into the community: impact of a pharmacist in an allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) outpatient clinic
Ruth Chieng
John Coutsouvelis
Andrew Wei
Original Article 21 August 2013 Pages: 3491 - 3495
Pain and health-related quality of life in patients with advanced solid tumours and bone metastases: integrated results from three randomized, double-blind studies of denosumab and zoledronic acid
Roger von Moos
Jean-Jacques Body
Karen Chung
Original Article 22 August 2013 Pages: 3497 - 3507
Affordability of cancer treatment for aging cancer patients in Singapore: an analysis of health, lifestyle, and financial burden
Alexandre Chan
Yu Yan Chiang
Raymond Ng
Original Article 22 August 2013 Pages: 3509 - 3517
Hemophagocytic syndrome in children with acute monoblastic leukemia—another cause of fever of unknown origin
H. Lackner
M. G. Seidel
C. Urban
Original Article 24 August 2013 Pages: 3519 - 3523
Orphan symptoms in advanced cancer patients followed at home
Sebastiano Mercadante
Giampiero Porzio
On behalf of “Home Care Italy” group (HOCAI group)
Original Article 13 October 2013 Pages: 3525 - 3528
Optimal patient education for cancer pain: a systematic review and theory-based meta-analysis
N. Marie
T. Luckett
S. Lal
Review Article 02 October 2013 Pages: 3529 - 3537

Volume 21, Issue 12

Author's response to ‘Evidence is in the eye of the beholder’ letter to the editor

Reply to Molassiotis

Evidence is in the eye of the beholder

Handgrip strength predicts survival and is associated with markers of clinical and functional outcomes in advanced cancer patients

Use of glucose solution for the alleviation of gemcitabine-induced vascular pain: a double-blind randomized crossover study

Natural history of skeletal-related events in patients with breast, lung, or prostate cancer and metastases to bone: a 15-year study in two large US health systems

Cancer pain management in an oncological ward in a comprehensive cancer center with an established palliative care unit

Involvement of general practitioners in palliative cancer care: a qualitative study

Correlation of radiation treatment interruptions with psychiatric disease and performance status in head and neck cancer patients

Oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy’s effects on health-related quality of life of colorectal cancer survivors

Perceptions, expectations, and attitudes about communication with physicians among Chinese American and non-Hispanic white women with early stage breast cancer

Assessing suffering in advanced cancer patients using Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self-Measure (PRISM), preliminary validation of the Spanish version in a Latin American population

Treatment regret and quality of life following radical prostatectomy

Patients' perceptions of quality of life during active treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer: the importance of preoperative exercise

The Impact of Cancer Scale (IOC) in Italian long-term cancer survivors: adaptation and psychometric evaluation

Old age and poor prognosis increase the likelihood of disagreement between cancer patients and their oncologists on the indication for resuscitation attempt

Newfound compassion after prostate cancer: a psychometric evaluation of additional items in the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory

Managing brain metastases patientswith and without radiotherapy: initial lessonsfrom a team-based consult service through a multidisciplinary integrated palliative oncology clinic

Can the LANSS scale be used to classify pain in chronic cancer pain trials?

Exploring the perceived changes and the reasons why expected outcomes were not obtained in individual levels in a successful regional palliative care intervention trial: an analysis for interpretations

A brief couples' workshop for improving sexual experiences after prostate cancer treatment: a feasibility study

Does it matter what you call it? A randomized trial of language used to describe palliative care services

Changes of QTc interval after opioid switching to oral methadone

Palonosetron and prednisolone for the prevention of nausea and emesis during fractionated radiotherapy and 5 cycles of concomitant weekly cisplatin—a phase II study

Population-based comparison of two feeding tube approaches for head and neck cancer patients receiving concurrent systemic–radiation therapy: is a prophylactic feeding tube approach harmful or helpful?

Impact of clinical pharmacist-based parenteral nutrition service for bone marrow transplantation patients: a randomized clinical trial

Erratum to: Impact of clinical pharmacist-based parenteral nutrition service for bone marrow transplantation patients: a randomized clinical trial

“You need something like this to give you guidelines on what to do”: patients' and partners' use and perceptions of a self-directed coping skills training resource

Burden among partner caregivers of patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer within 1 year after diagnosis: an economic perspective

Comparison of physical and mental health status between cancer survivors and the general population: a Korean population-based survey (KNHANES II-IV)

Prospective observational study of treatment pattern, effectiveness and safety of zoledronic acid therapy beyond 24 months in patients with multiple myeloma or bone metastases from solid tumors

Improving the transition of highly complex patients into the community: impact of a pharmacist in an allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) outpatient clinic

Pain and health-related quality of life in patients with advanced solid tumours and bone metastases: integrated results from three randomized, double-blind studies of denosumab and zoledronic acid

Affordability of cancer treatment for aging cancer patients in Singapore: an analysis of health, lifestyle, and financial burden

Hemophagocytic syndrome in children with acute monoblastic leukemia—another cause of fever of unknown origin

Orphan symptoms in advanced cancer patients followed at home

Optimal patient education for cancer pain: a systematic review and theory-based meta-analysis

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