Cette étude américaine analyse la qualité de vie de patients atteints d'un cancer de la prostate en fonction de leur origine ethnique et de leurs préférences sexuelles

The effect of ethnicity and sexual preference on prostate-cancer-related quality of life

Kleinmann, Nir ; Zaorsky, Nicholas G. ; Showalter, Timothy N. ; Gomella, Leonard G. ; Lallas, Costas D. ; Trabulsi, Edouard J.

In general, patients with prostate cancer are able to maintain a relatively high quality of life (QOL), commonly reporting improvements in physical, emotional, and social functioning within 1 year of treatment. However, certain subpopulations of patients are susceptible to significant reductions in QOL during the course of their treatment. Data suggest that ethnic background and sexual preference both have significant effects on QOL for patients with prostate cancer. These parameters are often [...]

A partir de données sur la qualité de vie rapportée par 100 patients atteints d'un cancer localisé de la prostate présentant un risque intermédiaire ou élevé de récidive, cet essai prospectif de phase II évalue l'évolution et la gravité des symptômes gastro-intestinaux et génito-urinaires au cours d'une radiothérapie

Patient-reported quality of life during radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer : results from a prospective phase II trial

Chen, Ronald C. ; Zhang, Yuanye ; Chen, Ming-Hui ; McMahon, Elizabeth ; Loffredo, Marian ; McPherson, Carol P. ; Nguyen, Angela U. ; Nguyen, Paul L. ; D'Amico, Anthony V.

Study Type – Therapy (cohort)Level of Evidence 2aWhat's known on the subject? and What does the study add?Patient-reported quality of life (QoL) in prostate cancer is recognized as an important outcome, and has been shown in multiple studies to capture the incidence and timing of patient symptoms more accurately than physician-graded toxicity reports. Although the long-term QoL after completing radiation therapy (RT) has been previously studied, patient experience during RT is not well [...]

Mené sur 348 patientes atteintes d'un cancer du sein de stade I-II et ayant reçu une radiothérapie conservatrice, cet essai évalue l'effet à long terme (3 et 9 ans) d'une dose de rayonnement additionnel du lit tumoral ("boost") sur les résultats esthétiques

Long-term cosmetic changes after breast-conserving treatment of patients with stage I–II breast cancer and included in the EORTC ‘boost versus no boost’ trial

Immink, J. M. ; Putter, H. ; Bartelink, H. ; Cardoso, J. S. ; Cardoso, M. J. ; van der Hulst-Vijgen, M. H. V. ; Noordijk, E. M. ; Poortmans, P. M. ; Rodenhuis, C. C. ; Struikmans, H.

Background: In breast cancer treated with breast-conserving radiotherapy, the influence of the boost dose on cosmetic outcome after long-term follow-up is unknown.Patients and methods: We included 348 patients participating in the EORTC ‘boost versus no boost’ mega trial with a minimum follow-up of 6 years. Digitalised pictures were analysed using specific software, enabling quantification of seven relative asymmetry features associated with different aspects of fibrosis.Results: After 3 years, [...]

Menée sur 940 patients atteints d'un cancer du sein de stade 0-III et ayant reçu un traitement chirurgical conservateur entre 2005 et 2010, cette étude évalue, après 30 mois de suivi, la toxicité et les résultats esthétiques d'une radiothérapie conformationnelle tridimensionnelle en combinaison avec une irradiation additionnelle du lit tumoral ("boost")

Simultaneous Integrated Boost Irradiation After Breast-Conserving Surgery: Physician-Rated Toxicity and Cosmetic Outcome at 30 Months’ Follow-Up

Bantema-Joppe, Enja J. ; Schilstra, Cornelis ; de Bock, Geertruida H. ; Dolsma, Wil V. ; Busz, Dianne M. ; Langendijk, Johannes A. ; Maduro, John H.

To evaluate toxicity and cosmetic outcome (CO) in breast cancer survivors treated with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy with a hypofractionated, simultaneous integrated boost (3D-CRT-SIB) and to identify risk factors for toxicity, with special focus on the impact of age. Included were 940 consecutive disease-free patients treated for breast cancer (Stage 0–III) with 3D-CRT-SIB, after breast-conserving surgery, from 2005 to 2010. Physician-rated toxicity (Common Terminology Criteria for [...]

Menée en France, cette étude analyse l'évolution des disparités liées au niveau d'éducation dans la mortalité par cancer du poumon et par cancer des voies aérodigestives supérieures en France sur la période 1990 à 2007

Time trends in educational differences in lung and upper aero digestive tract cancer mortality in France between 1990 and 2007

Wagenaar, Kim P. ; de Boer, Michiel R. ; Luce, Danièle ; Menvielle, Gwenn

Background: We investigated the magnitude of educational differences in lung and upper aero digestive tract (UADT) cancer mortality in France from 1990 to 2007. Methods: The analyses were based on census data from a representative sample of the French population. Educational level was used as the indicator for socioeconomic status. Educational differences in mortality from lung and UADT cancer were calculated among people aged 30–74 and by birth cohort. Two periods were compared: 1990–1998 and [...]

Menée auprès de 40 230 salariés du secteur de la construction, cette étude de cohorte suédoise évalue l'association entre le tabagisme et la survie des patients atteints de cancer

Tobacco use and cancer survival: A cohort study of 40,230 Swedish male construction workers with incident cancer

Nordenvall, Caroline ; Nilsson, Per J. ; Ye, Weimin ; Andersson, Therese M. L. ; Nyrén, Olof

On theoretical grounds, nicotine has been implicated as a modifier of cancer progression. We investigated possible associations of smoking or use of Scandinavian moist snuff (‘snus’) with survival after cancer among Swedish male construction workers. Snus use is associated with substantial exposure to nicotine but not to the combustion products in smoke. Among 336,381 workers with detailed information on tobacco use in 1971-1992 we observed 40,230 incident cancers. Complete follow-up through [...]

A partir des données d'un registre canadien portant sur 433 patients atteints d'un cancer du rein traité par néphrectomie radicale avec thrombectomie veineuse, cette étude évalue l'association entre le volume d'interventions chirurgicales, l'année de l'intervention, les caractéristiques tumorales et le taux de mortalité post-opératoire à 30 et 90 jours

Predictors of early mortality after radical nephrectomy with renal vein or inferior vena cava thrombectomy – a population-based study

Yap, Stanley A. ; Horovitz, David ; Alibhai, Shabbir M. H. ; Abouassaly, Robert ; Timilshina, Narhari ; Finelli, Antonio

Study Type – Prognosis (cohort)Level of Evidence 2aWhat's known on the subject? and What does the study add?Surgical volume has been well established as a predictor of outcomes for several complex surgical procedures, yet few studies have evaluated this relationship with regards to radical nephrectomy with either renal vein or inferior vena cava thrombectomy. In addition, most published literature consists of single-institution series from centres of excellence.We performed a population-level [...]

Menée sur une cohorte de 1 165 039 hommes en Suède, cette étude évalue différentes stratégies d'analyse de l'association entre troubles psychiatriques et risque de cancer

Psychiatric Disorder as a Risk Factor for Cancer: Different Analytic Strategies Produce Different Findings

Whitley, Elise ; Batty, G. David ; Mulheran, Paul A. ; Gale, Catharine R. ; Osborn, David P. ; Tynelius, Per ; Rasmussen, Finn

Background: Reported associations between psychiatric disorders and cancer incidence are inconsistent, with cancer rates in psychiatric patients that are variously higher than, similar to, or lower than the general population. Understanding these associations is complicated by difficulties in establishing the timing of onset of psychiatric disorders and cancer, and by the possibility of reverse causality. Some studies have dealt with this problem by excluding patients with cancers predating [...]

Cette étude américaine analyse les freins au dépistage du cancer colorectal chez la communauté hispanique vivant aux Etats-Unis et propose des outils éducatifs à domicile pour améliorer leurs connaissances relatives au dépistage et augmenter leur adhésion

Improving Knowledge and Screening for Colorectal Cancer Among Hispanics: Overcoming Barriers Through a PROMOTORA-Led Home-Based Educational Intervention

Moralez, Ernesto ; Rao, Satya ; Livaudais, Jennifer ; Thompson, Beti

In the U.S., nearly 67 % of Hispanics ages 50 and older report that they have never had a screening colonoscopy. Barriers to screening include cost, lack of health insurance, anticipation of pain, embarrassment, mistrust of medical/healthcare systems and institutions, a fatalistic belief system, as well as fear and lack of knowledge regarding cancer survival. These barriers are significantly more problematic among Hispanics who are poor and those who live in underserved rural and border [...]