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Filter by:This is a study, where the efficacy of Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) against peritoneal metastases will be evaluated. Furthermore, this study will focus on the best evaluation method, where both Quality of Life questionnaires, repeated histology, cytology and MRI will be used.
Aim: This study evaluated the effects of non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) on the cytokine profile and the correlation to clinical parameters of patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Materials and methods: 40 patients were allocated: periodontitis patients (P) (n=20) and breast cancer with periodontitis patients (CAN/P) (n=20). The clinical parameters: probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), plaque index (PI), Bleeding on probing (BOP) and levels of IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10, TGF-β, IL-17, IL-2, IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) were evaluated at baseline, 45 and 180 days after therapy.
A cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, emotionally challenging, and often life-altering for both patients and their loved ones. Although more than one-third of patients experience distress, doctors are typically at a loss as to how to help patients and their families manage these emotional challenges. Mindfulness-based programs, including meditation, are offered at major medical centers in the US and have been found to help reduce stress and improve quality of life among cancer patients. However, these classes often require 30+ hours of in-person instruction over 8 weeks, which is neither practical nor feasible for patients undergoing chemotherapy due to side effects and scheduling conflicts. This study will test whether an 8-week mobile app-based mindfulness program is accepted and useful for patients who have recently received chemotherapy and their loved ones. It will also test whether it is feasible to randomize participants into three groups: intervention, active control (receiving progressive muscle relaxation through the same app) and a wait list control group (will receive the meditation intervention 8 weeks later), so that a future study can test whether mindfulness intervention can help reduce stress and improve quality of life. Because many Americans own smartphone or tablet, an app that can teach stress reduction techniques at home or at infusion clinics has great potential to address emotional needs that providers often cannot. The study will also include caregivers of patients who have recently received chemotherapy as research has shown that caregivers tend to show high levels of stress and depression and worse physical health compared to non-caregivers. The negative effects of caregiving are most pronounced in caregivers of patients with cancer. However, little support is directed to caregivers as most medical attention goes toward the patients. The patient-caregiver relationship may serve as a source of mutual support and a surrogate for community, which is traditionally considered to be an essential ingredient for sustaining mindfulness practices. If this study is successful, it will justify a larger trial to determine if use of a mindfulness app is effective in reducing stress and improving quality of life for cancer patients and caregivers. If effective, this low-cost stress reduction strategy could be distributed and used for all types and stages of cancer patients and their caregivers, anywhere, any time, helping to improve the quality of life of the many individuals affected by cancer.
The overall goal of this project is to determine the effects of anti-cancer chemotherapy on reflex control of blood pressure and vascular function. Recent data have demonstrated that cardiovascular disease-related mortality is the 2nd cause of morbidity and mortality for 7-year cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy. This anti-cancer treatment-mediated cardiotoxicity is a progressive process that begins at the molecular level, progresses to myocardial injury and left ventricular dysfunction, cumulating as heart failure and cardiovascular disease-related mortality. In parallel to these cardiac-specific changes, chemotherapy has also been shown to increase the risk for vascular-related abnormalities. However, the impact of adjuvant treatments on the function and structure of the peripheral vascular system remains poorly understood. With normal aging, two of the most important vascular adaptations to arteries, which strongly contribute to the increased risk of vascular-related and general cardiovascular disease, are an increase in large artery stiffness and dysfunction of the vascular endothelium. Therefore, the overall goal of this project is to determine the effects of anthracycline-based chemotherapy on large and small artery function and structure. The central hypothesis is that this type of cancer therapy results in negative vascular consequences as determined by non-invasive evaluation of spontaneous blood pressure control, carotid artery stiffness, and vascular endothelium-dependent vasodilation. This observational study is designed to increase our understanding of the vascular changes that occur during and following anti-cancer chemotherapy and provide insight into new methods that will decrease cardiovascular disease risk in those treated for cancer.