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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effects of cancer and cancer treatments on quality of life.
Reviewed September 2009
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Methotrexate for high-grade osteosarcoma in children and young adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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As a result of the introduction of chemotherapy, the survival of children with osteosarcoma has improved dramatically. The majority of the currently used treatment protocols are based on a combination of doxorubicin, cisplatin, methotrexate (MTX) and/or...
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Oct 2008
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Megestrol acetate for treatment of anorexia-cachexia syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Megestrol acetate improves appetite and weight gain in patients with anorexia cachexia syndrome related to cancer.Megestrol acetate's mechanism of action is unknown. There are concerns regarding the possible recommendations for this drug; particularly i...
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Aug 2007
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Quality of life after rectal resection for cancer, with or without permanent colostomy.
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
No apparent differences in quality of life are found in rectal cancer patients with a permanent stoma when compared to non-stoma patients.For patients diagnosed with rectal cancer, surgery is the definite treatment. The surgical outcome is either restor...
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Feb 2007
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Specialist breast care nurses for supportive care of women with breast cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Breast cancer is a complex disease which has seen survival for women improve over the last 20 years. Many of these improvements are linked to treatment advances, improved screening and a multiprofessional approach to its management. Breast Care Nurses (...
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Jan 2007
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Follow-up strategies for patients treated for non-metastatic colorectal cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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For patients with colorectal cancer treated with curative intent, intensive follow up is associated with improved all-cause survival. However, from the randomised trials completed and reported to date, it is not clear what constitutes the optimal follow...
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Aug 2006
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Supportive care for patients with gastrointestinal cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Certain forms of chemotherapy plus supportive care improve both survival and quality of life in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancers compared to supportive care alone. Gastrointestinal cancer is the second most common form of cancer and is as...
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Jul 2006
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Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for inoperable advanced pancreatic cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Advanced pancreatic cancer is incurable. Symptoms affect quality of life, and life expectancy is reduced. This review investigated the effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on survival and symptoms, and found that having chemotherapy (compared to no c...
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Mar 2006
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Aromatherapy and massage for symptom relief in patients with cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Aromatherapy massage and massage are commonly used complementary therapies, employed in cancer and palliative care to improve quality of life and reduce psychological distress. This review assessed eight trials and found that massage alone and massage w...
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Feb 2004
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Chemotherapy versus best supportive care for extensive small cell lung cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Small-cell lung cancer accounts for nearly a quarter of all new cases of lung cancer. This cancer is often diagnosed after it has spread to the brain, liver, bone or bone marrow and most patients die in the first year after diagnosis. This review found ...
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Jul 2003
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Prophylactic mastectomy for the prevention of breast cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Surgically removing both breasts to prevent breast cancer (bilateral prophylactic mastectomy or BPM) may reduce the incidence of breast cancer and improve survival in women with high breast cancer risk, but the studies have methodological limitations. A...
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Feb 2003
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Second-line chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Patients with lung cancer and a good physical condition who have not been cured by a first round of chemotherapy often receive a second round of chemotherapy (second-line). A second round of chemotherapy may not increase the survival chances of these pa...
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Jul 2001
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Palliative chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Colorectal (bowel) cancer is common worldwide, but can often be treated effectively with surgery. In some people, however, the cancer returns and sometimes also spread to other parts of the body. When this happens, chemotherapy (anti-cancer drugs) can b...
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Nov 1999
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Maximal androgen blockade for advanced prostate cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The prostate gland is a common site of cancer in older men. Treatments for prostate cancer include surgery and radiation therapy. Male hormones (androgens) stimulate prostate cancer growth. Hormone suppression therapy, which decreases hormone levels, is...
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Jan 1999
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