...Yuta Suzuki; Hidehiro Kaneko; Akira Okada; Satoshi Matsuoka; Kosuke Kashiwabara; Katsuhito Fujiu; Nobuaki Michihata; Taisuke Jo; Norifumi Takeda; Hiroyuki Morita; Koichi Node; Hideo Yasunaga; Issei Komuro Introduction: We sought to examine the association of cancer history with the incidence...

...Hongyu Shi; Yuejin Wu; Lu Wang; Xiuling Zhou; Feng Li Introduction: With aging and growth of the population, the risk of cancer incidence and mortality is rapidly increasing. However, psychosocial treatment has been seriously neglected in many healthcare settings. Laughter therapy is a therapeutic...

...Anne M.S. de Hoop; Karin Valkenet; Jaap J. Dronkers; Cyrille A.M. Krul; Jelle P. Ruurda; Cindy Veenhof; Raymond H.H. Pieters Introduction: Patients with cancer receiving radio- or chemotherapy undergo many immunological stressors. Chronic regular exercise has been shown to positively influence...

... outcomes due to illness, such as cancer patients, these worries may have been exacerbated. Understanding how the pandemic impacted cancer patients will inform better preparation for future events that cause disturbances to cancer care delivery. Methods: This study analyzed data from two surveys...

...; Antonio Crescenzo; Francesca Cappuccio; Carlo Buonerba Introduction: Approximately a third of cancer-related deaths are attributable to modifiable factors. Methods: As a pilot experience, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 8,000 citizens residing in four different municipalities of the Salerno...

...Toshiaki Toshima; Hiroaki Tanioka; Yoshiko Mori; Takehiro Tanaka; Kazuya Yasui; Keisuke Kimura; Yuzo Umeda; Toshiyoshi Fujiwara; Akihiro Nyuya; Shuya Yano; Takeshi Nagasaka Introduction: Gastric cancer is divided into four subtypes by their molecular features linked with genetic alterations, e.g...

...; Raúl Hernánz; Eva Fernández; Marina Alarza; Asunción Hervás; Sonsoles Sancho Introduction: Cancer patients are more susceptible to infections, and infection can be more severe than in patients without cancer diagnosis. We conducted this retrospective study in patients admitted for SARS-CoV-2 infection...

... Ugliano; Emilio Leo; Giandomenico Roviello; Luca Scafuri; Carlo Buonerba Background: The COICA study is an ambispective, observational trial that was conceived to assess the clinical course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in cancer patients. A recently published...

..., which controls inflammation. Besides, previous studies have reported that some germline MEFV variants were associated with tumour susceptibility. Materials and Methods: The loci of 12 germline MEFV variants were genotyped in 153 Japanese children with cancer, and the frequencies of these variants among...

...Ségolène Hautecloque-Rayz; Marie Albert-Thananayagam; Niels Martignene; Marie-Cécile Le Deley; Guillaume Carbonnelle; Nicolas Penel; Aurélien Carnot Introduction: Admission of metastatic cancer patients to the intensive care unit (ICU) poses medical and ethical challenges in the absence of reliable...

...; Giandomenico Roviello; Luca Scafuri; Germano Guerra; Carlo Buonerba Introduction: Cancer aggravates COVID-19 prognosis. Nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is particularly frequent in cancer patients, who need to attend hospitals regularly. Since March 2020, all cancer patients having access to the Oncology...

...Hyun-June Paik; Youn Joo Jung; Dong Il Kim; Seungju Lee; Chang Shin Jung; Seok Kyung Kang; Jae-Joon Kim; So Yeon Oh; Ji Hyeon Joo; Hyun Yul Kim Purpose: The BRCA1/2 gene is the most well-known and studied gene associated with hereditary breast cancer. BRCA1/2 genetic testing is widely performed...

...) to 3.4% (trials starting between 2015 and 2019). The most common PRO measures were unspecified (29%), tumor-specific (24%), and generic cancer (19%). Conclusion: Although uncommon in phase I oncology clinical trials, PRO usage is increasing over time. PRO measures were often unspecified...

...Michele Ammendola; Giuseppe Currò; Riccardo Memeo; Lucia Stella Curto; Maria Luposella; Valeria Zuccalà; Patrick Pessaux; Giuseppe Navarra; Cosmo Damiano Gadaleta; Girolamo Ranieri Background: Tumor recurrences or metastases remain a major hurdle in improving overall cancer survival. In anticancer...

... (the recession). To date, oncology and surgery groups have only given instructions for addressing phases 1 and 2. To prevent excess cancer mortality, health care systems (HCS) need to be restructured. Our aim is to detail the specificities of each epidemic phase and discuss several methods of organization...

... and Editing; B. Schmidt : Writing – original draft; C. Sirén : Writing – Review and Editing; L. Plasswilm : Writing – Review and Editing; P.M. Putora : Conceptualisation, Review and Editing, Supervision. A.Rothermundt C, et al. Second-line treatment for metastatic clear cell renal cell cancer...

...Paul Martin Putora; Michael Baudis; Beth M. Beadle; Issam El Naqa; Frank A. Giordano; Nils H. Nicolay Oncology has undergone rapid progress, with emerging developments in areas including cancer stem cells, molecularly targeted therapies, genomic analyses, and individually tailored immunotherapy...

...Mathilde Gras; Elisabeth Daguenet; Christelle Brosse; Aurélie Beneton; Stéphanie Morisson Introduction: Cancer and anti-cancer therapies are often associated with pain, loss of self-worth, anxiety, and depression. Alternative therapies such as art therapy are available to improve patients’ quality...

... Cruz Mañas Background: The effect of anesthetic techniques on cancer recurrence has been the subject of intensive research in the past years, as it affects a large proportion of the population. The use of opioids and halogenated agents in cancer patients during the perioperative period may be related...

... the final decision and ultimately contribute to better outcomes. When presenting our process model, we also provide a specific clinical example (i.e., a patient with prostate cancer choosing between active surveillance and active treatment) to illustrate the clinical relevance of how different emotional...