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Narratives of Cancer Survivors in Religious Life
Narratives of Cancer Survivors in Religions Life is a careful consideration of the narratives of cancer survivors, specifically those in Catholic religious life. Through the use of interviews and secondary sources, the author addresses such issues as relationship with God, stigmatization, community …
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Cognitive Dysfunction in Older Breast Cancer Survivors
Up to 75% of the more than 3.5 million breast cancer survivors (BCS) living in the United States report cognitive dysfunction. However, little is known about cognitive dysfunction among older BCS, who may be at greater risk. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation was to characterize cognitive …
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Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among breast cancer survivors
… is a prevalent problem for female breast cancer survivors (BCS) who have completed treatment for breast cancer. Ninetynine breast cancer survivors and a control population of fifty-five women with no history of breast cancer participated in this study. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D …
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Psychosocial determinants of post-traumatic stress among cancer survivors
Cancer survivors can experience a number of consequences of their disease, both physical and psychological. In this thesis, I aimed to clarify the psychosocial processes that reduce or increase post-traumatic stress after cancer. “Social support,” for instance, has often been linked to …
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Nature-based activities and the health of cancer survivors
Cancer survivorship in the United States continues to grow, with 22.5 million survivors projected by 2032. Despite improved survival rates, cancer survivors often experience persistent physical and psychological challenges. Nature-based interventions have gained attention as accessible, low-cost …
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Understanding the nutritional challenges of food insecure cancer survivors
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Exercise duration for cognitive health in breast cancer survivors
The student, Elizabeth Awick, accepted the attached license on 2017-04-11 at 14:57.
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EVALUATION OF THE RISK OF SECONDARY LEUKEMIAS IN CANCER SURVIVORS
… of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy in cancer survivors, characterized by dismal prognosis and resistance to treatment. Chemotherapy may also play a role in increasing clonal hematopoiesis (CH), a clinical entity associated with a higher risk of developing hematological malignancies. …
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Pre-surgical exercise intervention in prostate and rectal cancer survivors
… an introduction chapter of exercise and cancer, specifically prostate and rectal cancer (Chapter 1); two literature reviews, the first, a published systematic review examining the available literature on pre-surgical exercise in cancer and its effects on physiological and psychological …
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Opioid Prescribing and Opioid-Related Health Outcomes Among Cancer Survivors
The US population of older long-term cancer survivors—Americans who are free of cancer 5-years post-cancer diagnosis and not receiving cancer treatment—is growing. The prevalence of pain among cancer survivors after curative treatment is approximately 40% and opioids are frequently prescribed to …
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Psychological and Inflammatory Ties to Diet in Breast Cancer Survivors
<p>Breast cancer is among the most prevalent forms of cancer and is a primary cause of death among women (Wang et al., 2020). Cancer patients experience higher levels of anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and inflammation compared to non-cancer patients, which can predict a diminished quality …
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Assisting student cancer survivors to re-enter the school setting
… rates of children diagnosed with childhood cancer has created an ever-growing number of children who are re-entering school during or after treatment for childhood cancer. Furthermore, there are many long-term side effects following the treatment for childhood cancer. A study was conducted …
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Parental Adjustment: an Examination of Caregivers of Pediatric Cancer Survivors
<p>Caregivers of survivors of pediatric cancer face ongoing social, emotional and financial challenges that may result in enduring illness- and caregiving-related distress. After patients complete treatment there are challenges that persist. Indeed, emerging physical and cognitive "late effects," …
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Physical activity counseling and programming preferences of liver cancer survivors
Background: Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and is comorbid with diseases associated with physical activity (PA) such as obesity, cirrhosis and non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease. Although PA has shown to have a positive effect on physical, psychological, and …
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IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
The American Cancer Society estimated that 232,340 women would be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, joining 2.9 million cancer survivors. Modifiable risk factors, such as physical activity and body weight, have been found to affect diagnosis and recurrence (Neilson et al., 2009). Few …
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Activity behavior and physiological profile of advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors
Background: Advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors (OCS) often experience a multitude of disease symptoms and treatment-related side-effects. Additionally, most OCS are older, have comorbidities, are overweight or obese, and report being insufficiently physically active. Ovarian cancer survivors …
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Self-care activities and quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors
… factors affect quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors. Three hypotheses were derived from the research question: (a) self-care activities are predictors of quality of life, (b) period of cancer survivorship is a predictor of quality of life, (c) selected basic conditioning factors are …
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Parental Factors Impacting Neurobehavioral Late Effects in Latino Pediatric Cancer Survivors
While the survival rate for children with cancer has increased markedly over the past 50 years, the side effects resulting from cancer and cancer treatment have become a major concern for health care providers and families alike. Survivors of childhood cancers are at risk for late occurring …
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