Associations between mitochondrial copy number, exercise capacity, physiologic cost of walking, and cardiac strain in young adult survivors of childhood cancer
ConclusionsIncreased mtDNA-CN is associated with decreased odds of abnormal cardiac function in childhood cancer survivors.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsThese findings demonstrate a potential role for mtDNA-CN as a biomarker of early cardiac dysfunction in this population. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 18, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Spiritual well-being, faith, meaning in life, peace, and purpose in life for cancer-related fatigue: systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regressions
ConclusionsCancer-related fatigue may be correlated with spiritual well-being. However, the certainty of evidence was very low across the meta-analyzed outcomes.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsA negative correlation was observed between spiritual well-being and cancer-related fatigue. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 18, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Attitudes of people diagnosed with cancer and cancer care providers towards use of nicotine vaping products in high-income countries: a scoping review
ConclusionFindings show differences in beliefs and attitudes of e-cigarettes between clinicians and people diagnosed with cancer. Additional research into the health impacts of e-cigarettes in people with a current or previous cancer diagnosis will allow for greater congruence between patients and clinicians and assist providers in recommending effective tools for smoking cessation within this population.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsThis study provides an overview of the attitudes, beliefs and perceptions of e-cigarette use among people with a current or previous diagnosis of cancer and health practitioners. Given the ...
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Trends in ototoxicity monitoring among cisplatin-treated patients with cancer
ConclusionsOtotoxicity monitoring is an inconsistent practice, particularly during chemotherapy and for long-term surveillance of hearing loss. Patients with non –head and neck cancer may be at increased risk for loss of audiologic follow-up.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsCisplatin ototoxicity is a common occurrence that can be effectively managed with auditory rehabilitation. Therefore, referrals to audiology and counseling on treatment-related ototoxicity are recommended throughout chemotherapy and cancer survivorship. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Use of patient-reported experience and outcome measures within the colorectal cancer care continuum: a scoping review
ConclusionsFuture work in CRC PREM development should focus on (1) establishing validated measures that aim to either capture disease/treatment-specific granularity or capitalize on applicability across care settings, (2) localizing novel or existing PREMs to consider different cultural contexts in healthcare, and (3) benchmarking associations between PREMs, PROMs, and other outcomes of interest.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsIndividuals progressing through the CRC care continuum often undergo a multitude of procedures from detection and diagnosis to treatment and surveillance. The establishment of validated PREMs specif...
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 16, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Examining sociodemographic and health-related characteristics as moderators of an mHealth intervention on physical activity outcomes in young adult cancer survivors
ConclusionsThe mHealth intervention was more effective than a self-help group at improving MVPA among subgroups of YACS defined by characteristics (sex, race, BMI, cancer stage) that may be useful for tailoring PA interventions.Implications for cancer survivorsThese potential moderators can guide future optimization of PA interventions for YACS.ClinicalTrials.gov identifierNCT03569605. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 12, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Correction to: Cancer survivorship programs at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 12, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Survivorship concerns among individuals diagnosed with metastatic cancer: Findings from the Cancer Experience Registry
ConclusionIndividuals with metastatic cancer experience a variety of moderate-to-severe survivorship concerns that warrant additional investigation.Implications for cancer survivorsAs the population of individuals with metastatic cancer lives longer, future research must investigate solutions to address modifiable factors associated with survivorship concerns, such as unemployment due to disability. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 9, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The association between a patient-centered quality of care index and self-efficacy among cancer survivors
ConclusionOur findings indicate that higher quality patient-centered care is associated with greater cancer survivor self-efficacy. Given that self-efficacy is correlated with improved health outcomes and quality of life, this finding further supports the importance of high-quality patient-centered survivorship care.Implications of Cancer SurvivorsHigh-quality patient-centered survivorship care was associated with higher patient self-efficacy. This association should further be explored among cancer survivors with diverse characteristics. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 9, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Employment status in cancer patients the first five years after diagnosis —a register-based study
ConclusionMost cancer patients had lower chances of working compared with the general population until five years after diagnosis. However, patients with certain cancer types experienced lower chances of working all years, despite improvement over time.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsThe knowledge will help increase awareness on challenges regarding work-life after cancer. Furthermore, the distinguishing between diagnoses can inform to more targeted vocational rehabilitation. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Group-based trajectory modeling for fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors: a systematic review
ConclusionsThere was considerable heterogeneity among the studies included in study design and FCR trajectory results. Factors that significantly predicted FCR trajectory categories mostly focused on psychological characteristics. The correlation of sociodemographic and disease-related predictors with FCR trajectory categories was not consistent among the included studies.Implications for cancer survivorsWe suggest that future scholars should incorporate more psychological factors when identifying cancer survivors who persistently maintain a high level of FCR and developing FCR mitigation measures. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
‘There is still a part of me that would love to be the old me again’, how do adolescents and young adults (AYA) experience cancer-related bodily changes: a phenomenological interview study
ConclusionThis study offers in-depth insight into the bodily experiences of AYAs after cancer and how they respond to these changes from a phenomenological point of view.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsThis knowledge could be beneficial to provide more guidance for AYAs during and after their illness, by focussing on personalised psychological (after)care. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 4, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Retention rates and reasons for non-retention in exercise oncology trials in the post-treatment phase —a systematic review
ConclusionsRetention rates in exercise oncology trials are approximately 90% immediately post-interventions. Our previous work highlighted variable suboptimal recruitment rates of median 38% (range 0.52 –100%). Recruitment rather than retention should be prioritised for methodology research in exercise oncology.Implications for cancer survivorsOptimising the quality of exercise oncology trials is critical to informing high quality survivorship care.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42023421359. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 3, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Evaluating sensitive symptoms in young adult cancer survivors: acceptability of suicidal ideation and sexual health items across administration modes
ConclusionsDespite their potentially sensitive nature, questions about suicidal ideation and sexual health were highly acceptable to YACS across administration modes. Moreover, YACS almost universally endorse the importance of providers asking about these topics.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsFindings should bolster provider confidence that screening for suicidal ideation and sexual health concerns can and should be integrated into clinical care for YACS using paper or technology-assisted methods. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - March 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Racial differences in weight perception among Black and White women diagnosed with breast cancer
ConclusionsWe found racial differences in weight perception and identified social determinants and lifestyle factors such as lower education and physical inactivity that influenced under-perception of weight among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsSince obesity is associated with worse breast cancer outcomes, identifying optimal modifiable factors to intervene upon to support weight management among breast cancer survivors is clinically important. Breast cancer patients ’ perceptions about their weight provide insight that may inform lifestyle behavior interventions to reduce obesity...
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - March 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
