Palliative Care

Jun 25, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Palliative Care

© Springer International Publishing 2017Archie Bleyer, Ronald Barr, Lynn Ries, Jeremy Whelan and Andrea Ferrari (eds.)Cancer in Adolescents and Young AdultsPediatric Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-33679-4_31 31. Palliative Care Karen Wasilewski-Masker1  , Tracy Howk2  , Erin Connelly2  , Sergey Postovsky3  , Pamela Brill2  , Kate Carlson Wrammert4   and Rathi Pillai4   (1) The Aflac Cancer &…

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Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Late Effects of Treatment

Jun 25, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Late Effects of Treatment

Therapeutic exposure Potential late effect Vincristine, vinblastine Peripheral neuropathy, Raynaud’s phenomenon Corticosteroids Cataracts, osteopenia, osteoporosis, avascular necrosis Mercaptopurine Hepatic dysfunction, veno-occlusive disease Methotrexate (Systemic) osteopenia, osteoporosis, renal dysfunction, hepatic dysfunction…

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Rehabilitation and Exercise

Jun 25, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Rehabilitation and Exercise

Fig. 26.1 Potential problems encountered by AYA during and following treatment for cancer according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health 26.2 Body Structure and Function Impairments of…

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Fertility Preservation in the Pediatric Setting

Jun 25, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Fertility Preservation in the Pediatric Setting

Agent Cumulative dose associated with azoospermia Cyclophosphamide >5–7.5 g/m2 associated with abnormal semen parameters, >19 g/m2 consistently result in azoospermia Ifosfamide >60 g/m2 Procarbazine >4 g/m2 Busulfan >600 mg/m2 Melphalan…

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Psychosocial Issues in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients and Survivors

Jun 25, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Psychosocial Issues in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients and Survivors

© Springer International Publishing 2017Archie Bleyer, Ronald Barr, Lynn Ries, Jeremy Whelan and Andrea Ferrari (eds.)Cancer in Adolescents and Young AdultsPediatric Oncology10.1007/978-3-319-33679-4_23 23. Psychosocial Issues in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients and Survivors Anthony Penn1  , Aura Kuperberg2   and Brad J. Zebrack3   (1)…

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Hodgkin Lymphoma

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Age group (years) Incidence of Hodgkin lymphoma in the United Statesa Percent Hodgkin lymphoma of all cancers Estimated number of annual new cases of Hodgkin lymphoma Males Females Males (%)…

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Surgery: Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease

Jun 25, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Surgery: Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease

Fig. 13.1 A D1 solitary osteolytic metastasis; the 56-year- old patient underwent en bloc vertebrectomy and reconstruction with homoplastic diaphysis segment filled with the autoplastic morcellized bone, plates, and screws;…

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Detection of Bone Metastases and Evaluation of Therapy Response in Prostate Cancer Patients by Radiolabelled Choline PET/CT

Jun 25, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Detection of Bone Metastases and Evaluation of Therapy Response in Prostate Cancer Patients by Radiolabelled Choline PET/CT

Fig. 7.1 Pathway of choline metabolism in normal and cancer cell (Cho choline, ChAT choline acetyltransferase, ACho acetylcholine, ChoK choline kinase, CMP cytidylate, DAG diacylglycerol, PCho phosphocholine, CDP diphosphocholine, PPi…

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