This bulletin is produced every two months and covers a wide range of supportive care issues, including cancer pain, and should be of interest to staff working in this area. The topics covered all relate to cancer and include symptom management, exercise, nutritional, psychological and fertility issues.
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Contents:
Communication, Decision Making and Quality of Care ……………………………….….2
Complimentary Therapies …………………………………………………………………...4
Exercise and Rehabilitation ……………………………………………………………….…4
Fatigue …………………………………………………………………………………….…...6
Nutritional Issues ………………………………………………………………………….…..6
Pain ………………………………………………………………………………………….....7
Patient Information and Education …………………………………………………….…....8
Psychological Issues ……………………………………………………………………. …..9
Quality of Life …………………………………………………………………………… ….11
Sex and Fertility Issues ……………………………………………………………….…….12
Spiritual Issues ………………………………………………………………………….…...13
Symptom management ……………………………………………………………….…….13
Compiled by:
Lorraine McLeod
Assistant Librarian
Level 0, Education Suite, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow
0141 3017283,
Communication, Decision Making & Quality of Care
Arrighi E, Blancafort S, Jovell AJ, et al. (2015) Quality of cancer care in Spain: Recommendations of a patients' jury. European Journal of Cancer Care. 24(3), 387-394
Balachandran VP, Gonen M, Smith JJ, et al. (2015) Nomograms in oncology: More than meets the eye. Lancet Oncology. 16(4), e173-80
Barbera L, Seow H, Sutradhar R, et al. (2015) Quality indicators of end-of-life care in patients with cancer: What rate is right?. Journal of Oncology Practice. 11(3), e279-e287
Benstead K, Palmieri C, Brewster A, et al. (2015) The minimum competences in non-surgical oncology that medical students need to acquire in order to be safe foundation year 1 (F1) doctors: A Delphi survey. Clinical Oncology. 27(7), 373-379
Caracuel F, Muñoz N, Baños U, et al. (2015) Adherence to antiemetic guidelines and control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in a large hospital. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. 21(3), 163-169
Coebergh J, Willem, van dH, Rosso S, et al. (2015) EUROCOURSE lessons learned from and for population-based cancer registries in Europe and their programme owners: Improving performance by research programming for public health and clinical evaluation. European Journal of Cancer. 51(9), 997-1017
Delgado-Guay MO, Kim YJ, Shin SH, et al. (2015) Avoidable and unavoidable visits to the emergency department among patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 49(3), 497-504
Engelhardt E, G., de Haes, Hanneke C. J. M., van dV, et al. (2015) Oncologists' weighing of the benefits and side effects of adjuvant systemic therapy: Has it changed over time? Acta Oncologica. 54(6), 956-959
Errasti-Ibarrondo B, Pérez M, Carrasco J, Miguel, et al. (2015) Essential elements of the relationship between the nurse and the person with advanced and terminal cancer: A meta-ethnography. Nursing Outlook. 63(3), 255-268
Freijser L, Naccarella L, McKenzie R, et al. (2015) Cancer care coordination: Building a platform for the development of care coordinator roles and ongoing evaluation. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 21(2), 157-163
Gillman L, Adams J, Kovac R, et al. (2015) Strategies to promote coping and resilience in oncology and palliative care nurses caring for adult patients with malignancy: A comprehensive systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 13(5), 131-204
Granda-Cameron C, Behta M, Hovinga M, et al. (2015) Risk factors associated with unplanned hospital readmissions in adults with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum. 42(3), E257-68
Hannon B, Swami N, Pope A, et al. (2015) The oncology palliative care clinic at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre: An early intervention model for patients with advanced cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(4), 1073-1080
Keeley P, Wolf Z, Regul L, et al. (2015) Effectiveness of standard of care protocol on patient satisfaction and perceived staff caring. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 19(3), 352-360
Keim-Malpass J, Mitchell E, M., Blackhall L, et al. (2015) Evaluating stakeholder-identified barriers in accessing palliative care at an NCI-designated cancer center with a rural catchment area. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 18(7), 634-637
Khoja L, McGurk A, O'Hara C, et al. (2015) Mortality within 30 days following systemic anti-cancer therapy, a review of all cases over a 4 year period in a tertiary cancer centre. European Journal of Cancer. 51(2), 233-240
Kotzsch F, Stiel S, Heckel M, et al. (2015) Care trajectories and survival after discharge from specialized inpatient palliative care--results from an observational follow-up study. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(3), 627-634
Kron T, Dwyer M, Smith L, et al. (2015) The development of practice standards for radiation oncology in Australia: A tripartite approach. Clinical Oncology. 27(6), 325-329
Laryionava K, Heusner P, Hiddemann W, et al. (2015) Framework for timing of the discussion about forgoing cancer-specific treatment based on a qualitative study with oncologists. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(3), 715-721
Lee YJ, Yang JH, Lee JW, et al. (2015) Association between the duration of palliative care service and survival in terminal cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(4), 1057-1062
Leemans K, Deliens L, Francke AL, et al. (2015) Quality indicators for palliative care services: Mixed-method study testing for face validity, feasibility, discriminative power and usefulness. Palliative Medicine. 29(1), 71-82
Lindskog M, Tavelin B and Lundström S. (2015) Old age as risk indicator for poor end-of-life care quality – A population-based study of cancer deaths from the Swedish register of palliative care. European Journal of Cancer. 51(10), 1331-1339
Lubberding S, Uden-Kraan C, Te Velde E,A., et al. (2015) Improving access to supportive cancer care through an e health application: A qualitative needs assessment among cancer survivors. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 24(9), 1367-1379
Mathaiyan J, Jain T, Dubashi B, et al. (2015) Prescription errors in cancer chemotherapy: Omissions supersede potentially harmful errors. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics. 6(2), 83-87
Mayer DK, Green M, Check DK, et al. (2015) Is there a role for survivorship care plans in advanced cancer?. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(8), 2225-2230
Merckaert I, Delevallez F, Gibon AS, et al. (2015) Transfer of communication skills to the workplace: Impact of a 38-hour communication skills training program designed for radiotherapy teams. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 33(8), 901-909
Mitera G, Earle C, Latosinsky S, et al. (2015) Choosing wisely Canada cancer list: Ten low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in cancer care. Journal of Oncology Practice. 11(3), e296-303
Mohanty S, Kinnier CV and Bilimoria KY. (2015) Patient satisfaction, outcomes, and the need for cancer-specific quality metrics. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 107(3), 438
Morasso G, Caruso A, Belbusti V, et al. (2015) Improving physicians' communication skills and reducing cancer patients' anxiety: A quasi-experimental study. Tumori. 101(1), 131-137
Nasi G, Cucciniello M and Guerrazzi C. (2015) The role of mobile technologies in health care processes: The case of cancer supportive care. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 17(2), e26
Newman AR and Helft PR. (2015) Reliability and validity of a tool to assess oncology nurses' experiences with prognosis-related communication. Oncology Nursing Forum. 42(1), 64-73
Pimentel LE, Yennurajalingam S, Chisholm G, et al. (2015) The frequency and factors associated with the use of a dedicated supportive care center telephone triaging program in patients with advanced cancer at a comprehensive cancer center. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 49(5), 939-944
Schwappach DLB and Gehring K. (2015) Frequency of and predictors for withholding patient safety concerns among oncology staff: A survey study. European Journal of Cancer Care. 24(3), 395-403
Secord AA, Coleman RL, Havrilesky LJ, et al. (2015) Patient-reported outcomes as end points and outcome indicators in solid tumours. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology. 12(6), 358-370
Shah M and Denlinger CS. (2015) Optimal post-treatment surveillance in cancer survivors: Is more really better? Oncology (Williston Park). 29(4), 230-240
Shen MJ, Binz-Scharf M, D'Agostino T, et al. (2015) A mixed-methods examination of communication between oncologists and primary care providers among primary care physicians in underserved communities. Cancer. 121(6), 908-915
Smits A, Lopes A, Das N, et al. (2015) Nurse-led telephone follow-up. Cancer Nursing. 38(3), 232-238
Taplin S, H., Weaver S, Salas E, et al. (2015) Reviewing cancer care team effectiveness. Journal of Oncology Practice. 11(3), 239-246
Thornton RH, Dauer LT, Shuk E, et al. (2015) Patient perspectives and preferences for communication of medical imaging risks in a cancer care setting. Radiology. 275(2), 545-552
Zerillo JA, Pham TH, Kadlubek P, et al. (2015) Administration of oral chemotherapy: Results from three rounds of the quality oncology practice initiative. Journal of Oncology Practice. 11(2), e255-e262
Complimentary Therapies
Bradt J, Potvin N, Kesslick A, et al. (2015) The impact of music therapy versus music medicine on psychological outcomes and pain in cancer patients: A mixed methods study. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(5), 1261-1271
Garcia MK, Niemtzow RC, McQuade J, et al. (2015) Acupuncture for xerostomia in patients with cancer: An update. Medical Acupuncture. 27(3), 158-167
Grant S, J., Smith C, A., de Silva N, et al. (2015) Defining the quality of acupuncture: The case of acupuncture for cancer-related fatigue. Integrative Cancer Therapies. 14(3), 258-270
Miranzadeh S, Adib-Hajbaghery M, Soleymanpoor L, et al. (2015) Effect of adding the herb achillea millefolium on mouthwash on chemotherapy induced oral mucositis in cancer patients: A double-blind randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 19(3), 207-213
Moradian S, Walshe C, Shahidsales S, et al. (2015) Nevasic audio program for the prevention of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting: A feasibility study using a randomized controlled trial design. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 19(3), 282-291
Nyatanga B. (2015) Using complementary therapies in palliative care. British Journal of Community Nursing. 20(4), 203
Shen Y, Liu L, Chiang JS, et al. (2015) Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of K1 acupoint acustimulation to prevent cisplatin-induced or oxaliplatin-induced nausea. Cancer. 121(1), 84-92
Sohl SJ, Borowski LA, Kent EE, et al. (2015) Cancer survivors' disclosure of complementary health approaches to physicians: The role of patient-centered communication. Cancer. 121(6), 900-907
Xu Y, Chen Y, Li P, et al. (2015) Ren shen yangrong tang for fatigue in cancer survivors: A phase I/II open-label study. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine. 21(5), 281-287
Yamashita T, Araki K, Tomifuji M, et al. (2015) A traditional Japanese medicine--hangeshashinto (TJ-14)--alleviates chemoradiation-induced mucositis and improves rates of treatment completion. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(1), 29-35
Yeh C, Hsing, Chien L, Chiang Y, Chien, et al. (2015) Auricular point acupressure as an adjunct analgesic treatment for cancer patients: A feasibility study. Pain Management Nursing. 16(3), 285-293
Exercise & Rehabilitation
Almstedt HC and Tarleton HP. (2015) Mind the gaps: Missed opportunities to promote bone health among cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(3), 611-614
Alves CR, da Cunha TF, da Paixao NA, et al. (2015) Aerobic exercise training as therapy for cardiac and cancer cachexia. Life Sciences. 125 9-14
Azzani M, Roslani AC and Su TT. (2015) The perceived cancer-related financial hardship among patients and their families: A systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(3), 889-898
Bradt J, Shim M and Goodill Sherry W. (2015) Dance/movement therapy for improving psychological and physical outcomes in cancer patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (1)
Burg MA, Adorno G, Lopez ED, et al. (2015) Current unmet needs of cancer survivors: Analysis of open-ended responses to the American Cancer Society study of cancer survivors II. Cancer. 121(4), 623-630
Demark-Wahnefried W, Rogers LQ, Alfano CM, et al. (2015) Practical clinical interventions for diet, physical activity, and weight control in cancer survivors CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 65(3), 167-189
Ezzo J, Manheimer E, McNeely ML, et al. (2015) Manual lymphatic drainage for lymphedema following breast cancer treatment. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (5)
Foley M, P., Barnes V, A. and Hasson S, M. (2015) Effects of a community-based multimodal exercise program on physical function and quality of life in cancer survivors: A pilot study. Physiotherapy Theory & Practice. 31(5), 303-312
Lawlor E, R. and Donnelly M. (2015) Use of an employment advisory service by cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 33(3), 219-231
Martin E, A., Battaglini C, L. and Naumann F. (2015) Higher-intensity exercise results in more sustainable improvements for VO2peak for breast and prostate cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum. 42(3), 241-249
Midtgaard J, Hammer N, Maria, Andersen C, et al. (2015) Cancer survivors' experience of exercise-based cancer rehabilitation - a meta-synthesis of qualitative research. Acta Oncologica. 54(5), 609-617
Mishra SI, Scherer RW, Snyder C, et al. (2015) The effectiveness of exercise interventions for improving health-related quality of life from diagnosis through active cancer treatment Oncology Nursing Forum. 42(1), E33-53
Missel M, Schonau MN, Pedersen JH, et al. (2015) Transition from hospital to daily life: A pilot study. Rehabilitation Nursing Journal. 40(1), 20-29
Moustsen I, R., Larsen S, B., Vibe-Petersen J, et al. (2015) Social position and referral to rehabilitation among cancer patients. Acta Oncologica. 54(5), 720-726
Pinto B, Waldemore M and Rosen R. (2015) A community-based partnership to promote exercise among cancer survivors: Lessons learned. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 22(3), 328-335
Pisu M, Kenzik KM, Oster RA, et al. (2015) Economic hardship of minority and non-minority cancer survivors 1 year after diagnosis: Another long-term effect of cancer?. Cancer. 121(8), 1257-1264
Salakari MRJ, Surakka T, Nurminen R, et al. (2015) Effects of rehabilitation among patients with advances cancer: A systematic review. Acta Oncologica. 54(5), 618-628
Ungar N, Sieverding M, Ulrich CM, et al. (2015) What explains the intention to be physically active in cancer patients? different determinants for active and insufficiently active patients. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 33(1), 15-33