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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Late Effects"”.
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Late Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Normal Microvascular Networks
… tissue. Previously, we reported on the early effects of ionizing radiation on microvascular networks at 3, 7, and 30 days post-irradiation [1-3]. Data from the early time points suggested that ionizing radiation significantly alters the structure and function of microvascular networks and …
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Physical activity in persons with late effects of polio
… of persons aging with a disability is those with late effects of polio. The latter are recommended being physically active with respect to their impairments and activity limitations but there is very limited knowledge regarding their engagement in physical activity and related factors. The overall …
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Late Effects of Hypothalamic Radiation Exposure in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors
BACKGROUND: Brain tumors are the second most common childhood malignancy and overall survival rates exceed 70%. Pediatric brain tumor survivors treated with hypothalamic radiation are at increased risk for developing components of metabolic syndrome, characterized by central obesity and two of the …
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Parental Factors Impacting Neurobehavioral Late Effects in Latino Pediatric Cancer Survivors
… 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 sequelae, called late effects, which are associated with …
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Late effects of treatment in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
… leukaemia of childhood. The adverse effects of treatment for leukaemia are diverse and complex. In many cases, treatment effects come to light 1 ong after the end of therapy. These so-ca 11 ed 1 ate effects (which are yet obscure and incompletely understood) have become increasingly …
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Understanding Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers’ Participation in Late Effects Screening: A Mixed Methods Approach
… have led to many serious long-term side effects, known as late effects. Between 60% and 90% of survivors develop some form of long-term chronic condition due to their treatment and up to 40% of those conditions will be life-threatening (Howlader, N. et al., 2013). While the majority of …
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Late Effects of Fission Neutron and Cobalt-60 Gamma-Radiation on the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Compartment in the Mouse
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Quantitative Comparison of Late Effects Following Photon Versus Proton External-Beam Radiation Therapies: to ward An Evidence-Based Approach to Selecting A Treatment Modality
… patients. However, in many cases, the side effects of radiation diminish these patients’ quality of life. In order to develop strategies to minimize radiogenic complications, one must first quantitatively estimate pediatric patients’ relative risk for radiogenic late effects, which has not …
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Parent-child differences in psychological distress following childhood cancer treatment
… between psychological distress and other late effects in CCS and their parents. Neurocognitive late effects (NCLE) and parent/child distress were found to predict both parent and child psychological distress. Time since diagnosis was found to be related to parental distress, and behavior …
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Body Invasion: Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life
… the surprise of a cancer diagnosis but from the late effects of the cancer treatment. Since more individuals are surviving the initial treatment, more research is needed to learn about life afterwards. A need remains for additional investigation on how the diagnosis, late effects of treatment, …
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Impact of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and its Treatment on Social-Emotional, Intellectual, and Academic Abilities
The occurrence of psychological late effects resulting from the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) been the subject of empirical investigations for approximately 25 years, with an emphasis on those patients treated with radiation therapy. In more recent years, …
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Risk of Subsequent Neoplasms During the Fifth and Sixth Decades of Life in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort
… and non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs), were calculated. In total, 679 SNs were diagnosed ≥40 years of age, including 196 SMNs, 419 NMSCs, 21 non-malignant meningiomas, and 43 other benign neoplasms. At age 55, the cumulative incidence of new SNs and SMNs occurring beyond age 40 was 34.6% (95% CI …
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Neurocognitive outcomes in children experiencing seizures during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia
<p>There is a growing literature for cognitive late effects among childhood cancer survivors, yet little empirical information is known regarding specific neurocognitive outcomes of children who experience seizures while treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This study examined prevalence of …
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The Relationship between Executive and Psychosocial Functioning in Children Treated for a Brain Tumor
… and conceptual thinking were significantly related to parent report of depression and adaptive functioning. Fewer significant relationships with smaller effect sizes were found for younger children. The results may reflect the developmental emergence of executive functioning abilities and late …
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The relationship between neurocognitive functioning and psychiatric status in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
… speed) and psychiatric (depression and anxiety) late effects among survivors of childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Participants included 53 patients (35 male, 18 female) with a mean age of 11 years old at the time of the neuropsychological evaluation. Participants were patients …
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Effetti cardiotossivi precoci e tardivi del trattamento con Epirubicina. Valutazione con marker biochimici ed ecocardiografia Tissue Doppler.
… evaluated the acute (one week after) and late effects (3, 6, 12 and 18 months of follow-up) of Epi administration. A significant impairment of the systolic LV function was observed at epirubicin dose 200 mg/m2: this was shown by a reduction of the SR peak in comparison to baseline. This …
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Infrastructure Development For Personalized Risk Prediction to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease In Childhood Cancer Survivors
… studies to a higher chance of developing a late cardiac disease in these survivors, and this risk rises with higher mean heart doses and increased RT exposure to larger cardiac volumes. Since, the heart is a heterogeneous organ made up of several distinct substructures, RT dose received by …
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Parental Adjustment: an Examination of Caregivers of Pediatric Cancer Survivors
… 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," resulting from the disease and treatment, require families to adapt to a new normal state that may require …
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An investigation of how multiple sources of information are integrated during online reading
… of their resolution processes, and how these effects differ in older adults. Will readers be able to use constraining syntactic information to select the context-appropriate meaning of the word, especially if the intended meaning occurs less frequently? Furthermore, will the effects observed …
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Risk and Risk Factors For Colorectal Subsequent Malignancies In Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
… model with substructures for RT dosimetry in late effects studies of childhood cancer survivors; unique to this anatomical model is the incorporation of anatomical variations of 103 unique pediatric patients. We dosimetrically validated the colorectal model and used it calculate whole …
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