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Precision Medicine and Public Health (from Precision Medicine and the Reinvention of Human Disease)
Excerpted fromPrecision Medicine and the Reinvention of Human DiseaseDespite having the most advanced healthcare technology on the planet, life expectancy in the United States is not particularly high. Citizens from most of the European countries and the highly industrialized Asian countries enjoy longer life expectancies than the United States. According to the World Health Organization, the United States ranks 31st among nations, trailing behind Greece, Chile, and Costa Rica, and barely edging out Cuba [42]. Similar rankings are reported by the US Central Intelligence Agency [43]. These findings lead us to infer that acc...
Source: Specified Life - February 6, 2018 Category: Information Technology Tags: cancer cancer vaccines precision medicine prevention public health Source Type: blogs

Everything You Need To Know About Importance of Dental Care
Conclusion Therefore, as you can see that these are some of the important aspects of dental care which you should consider, no matter what. Always visit your dentist for oral check-up and hygiene twice a year.You've read Everything You Need To Know About Importance of Dental Care, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you've enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Layla01 Tags: health and fitness dental care Dentist Source Type: blogs

Is a nurse‐led telephone intervention a viable alternative to nurse‐led home care and standard care for patients receiving oral capecitabine? Results from a large prospective audit in patients with colorectal cancer
Home care nursing has been shown to be a valuable service for patients receiving oral chemotherapy; however, associated costs can be high and telephone‐based services may be more cost‐effective options. This prospective audit explored the usefulness of a nurse‐led telephone intervention for supporting cancer patients treated with Capecitabine, comparing historical findings from a randomised trial evaluating a home‐based intervention over standard care with a modified nurse‐led telephone follow‐up intervention. Self‐reported toxicity and service use were assessed in 298 patients who received nurse‐led teleph...
Source: European Journal of Cancer Care - March 26, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Olive Craven, Carol Anne Hughes, Amy Burton, Mark P. Saunders, Alex Molassiotis Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Effects of the hospital-based palliative care team on the care for cancer patients: An evaluation study
Abstract: Background: The hospital-based palliative care team model has been implemented in most Western countries, but this model is new in Taiwan and there is little research to evaluate its outcomes.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the hospital-based palliative care team on the care for cancer patients.Design: The design was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest–posttest design.Setting: A medical center, National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.Participants: Cancer patients were excluded after the hospital-based palliative care team visited if they were unable to gi...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Studies - June 24, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Chi-Yin Kao, Wen-Yu Hu, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Ching-Yu Chen Tags: Organisation of Care Source Type: research

health care is an election issue
I heard on the radio this morning that health care has not been a key issue during this provincial election. I disagree. Maybe the media hasn't picked it up, but health care has been very much on the radar for several groups and the people who support them.The Fair Cancer Care campaign asks that everyone sign a petition and get their candidates to support access to the best chemotherapies regardless of cost or ability to pay.Cancertainty has pulled together more than 40 organizations to get the province to pay for oral chemotherapy. The majority of new chemotherapies will be oral and are not currently paid for by OHIP, as ...
Source: Not just about cancer - June 11, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: breast cancer cancer blog community health care metastatic rants show and tell Source Type: blogs

Effects of professional oral health care on reducing the risk of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
Conclusions These findings demonstrate the efficacy of regular POHC in reducing the risk of oral mucositis in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - October 3, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Oral complaints and dental care of haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: a qualitative survey of patients and their dentists
Conclusion Most patients report short-term and/or long-term oral complaints after HSCT. Most dentists stress the importance of regular dental care before and after HSCT but report not being familiar with the particular dental care needs of this patient group. The high response rate and the high rate of HSCT-related oral complaints emphasize the need of further research in this area.
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - December 17, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Oral Medicine referrals at a hospital-based practice in the United States
Conclusion Patients with Oral Medicine conditions often see more than one doctor, prior to being referred to an Oral Medicine expert, and typically travel twice the distance of the referring doctor. Efforts to increase the awareness of the specialty of Oral Medicine should be equally directed towards dentists, physicians, and the public.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology - January 21, 2015 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research

Nurses' knowledge and education about oral care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy
Conclusion: Lack of knowledge suggest the need to develop and implement continuing nursing education programs on oral care specifically for patients receiving cancer treatments, for improving knowledge of staff nurses' in order to render comprehensive care to the patients. This study also recommends the importance of inclusion of cancer patient specific oral care in the curriculum which can enhance competency of the qualified nurses in cancer wards.
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - May 6, 2015 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Radhika R PaiRavikiran Ongole Source Type: research

Latent class analysis suggests four distinct classes of complementary medicine users among women with breast cancer
Conclusions: LCA identified important subgroups of breast cancer patients characterized by varying degrees of complementary therapy use. Further research should explore the reproducibility of these classes and investigate the association between latent class membership and breast cancer outcomes.
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - November 19, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Garrett StrizichMarilie GammonJudith JacobsonMelanie WallPage AbrahamsonPatrick BradshawMary TerrySusan TeitelbaumAlfred NeugutHeather Greenlee Source Type: research

A Day in the Life of an Acute Care SLP
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from a guest blog post that originally appeared on Tactus Therapy. In the post, speech-language pathologist Brenda Arend shares highlights of a typical day working in acute care at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. 8:30 a.m.: Assigning patients The first part of my day is spent opening up patient charts in our EPIC electronic medical record and assigning three SLPs to see patients in our 380-bed hospital. Two or three SLPs cover a caseload that ranges from 15 to 30 patients, although recently we see as many as 42. In addition, we also provide outpatient video fluo...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - June 9, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Brenda Arend Tags: Speech-Language Pathology acute care Aphasia Cognitive Rehabilitation Dysphagia Health Care Swallowing Disorders Source Type: blogs

Efficacy of a traditional Persian medicine preparation for radiation-induced xerostomia: a randomized, open-label, active-controlled trial
Conclusion Traditional Persian medicine preparation of hollyhocks and common mallow should be considered as a suitable treatment for xerostomia and improving QOL in HNC patients with radiation-induced xerostomia. Trial registration The trial was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with Identifier: NCT02854358.
Source: Journal of Integrative Medicine - May 24, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Impact of opioid use on health care utilization and survival in patients with newly diagnosed stage IV malignancies
ConclusionsIn advanced cancer patients, HO use is associated with greater health care utilization and shorter survival. Prospective studies using opioid-sparing approaches are indicated, to confirm these retrospective findings and to evaluate if these undesirable effects associated with opioid use can be mitigated.
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - May 31, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Patterns of oral and dental care education and utilization in head and neck cancer patients
ConclusionsThere is a general lack of consistency with how, when, and from whom oral cancer patients receive their oral health education. It is likely that this contributes to insufficient education resulting in high levels of patient dissatisfaction with their oral care.
Source: Supportive Care in Cancer - June 25, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research