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25 (HR = 1.98, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.25-3.14, p = 0.004) and PIVKA-II > 40 mAU/ml (HR = 1.72, 95% CI 1.14-2.61, p = 0.01) were independent prognostic factors.

This study demonstrated that the CAR was an independent prognostic score in patients with HCC and superior to other inflammation-based prognostic scores in terms of the prognosis.
This study demonstrated that the CAR was an independent prognostic score in patients with HCC and superior to other inflammation-based prognostic scores in terms of the prognosis.
To investigate the effect and feasibility of a head and neck cancer-specific needs assessment tool integrated into nursing rehabilitation consultations early in the post-surgical period on quality of life, symptom burden, and referrals for multidisciplinary follow-up.

Ninety-two surgically treated patients with head and neck cancer were enrolled in a two-arm randomized controlled trial. All participants received nursing rehabilitation consultations prior to discharge, and two weeks andtwomonths post-operative. The intervention group had their needs assessed using Patient Concerns Inventory, while standard care used a systematic questioning approach. Primary outcome was quality of life. Secondary outcomes were symptom burden and referrals for multidisciplinary rehabilitation follow-up.

No significant differences were found in quality of life or symptom burden between groups. However, 35% more patients in the intervention group were referred for rehabilitation. The attrition rate was similar in both groups, with a dropout rate of six in each group. No patients declined using the Patient Concerns Inventory.

The intervention showed no improvement in QoL or symptom burden compared to standard care. However, the results suggest that important needs were identified and addressed. Especially emotional and existential needs, which were accommodated through referrals and professional advice. Nursing rehabilitation consultations using the Patient Concerns Inventory are feasible and may ensure that patient preferences and priorities are incorporated in their care.

ClinicalTrials.com (NCT03443258). Date of registration May 31
, 2018.
ClinicalTrials.com (NCT03443258). Date of registration May 31st, 2018.
Living with untreated prostate cancer (PCa) may cause anxiety and uncertainty in men undergoing active surveillance (AS). Developing a psychosocial support program for such patients might promote psychosocial well-being and patient engagement. This review aims to identify interventions with the potential to influence the psychosocial burden of prostate cancer patients undergoing AS.

A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews Checklist. A systematic search was conducted in six databases and included publications dating from 2009. All available and eligible evidence was included in this review.

After screening 2824 articles, 12 studies were included in the review nine quantitative, one qualitative, and two mixed method papers. The relative strength of these studies was limited and the quality of most was moderate.

The described interventions can be categorized into three major themes information and education, coping and (psycho)social support, and lifestyreatments, risks, benefits, protocols, lifestyle adjustments, and complementary and alternative medicine. Assessment and promotion of effective coping and self-management strategies are recommended. Healthcare providers should actively promote physical activity and nutritional improvements. Physical activity programs may also be helpful in facilitating peer support, which is especially important for men with limited social support. Future research should investigate combining interventions to increase efficacy and optimize supportive care during AS.
People who experience cancer often face serious and unpleasant challenges in understanding their past, present, and future. They think they have lost their lifetime, agency, and interpersonal relationships, and no longer know their bodies. These experiences can change survivors' perceptions of themselves. Therefore, the present study aimed to develop a deep theoretical understanding of the change of self in cancer survivors.

Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Interviews were conducted with 17 cancer survivors, 2 oncologists, and 2 family members of survivors. In this study, grounded theory methodology was used to explore the process of understanding and experiencing "self" in cancer survivors.

The present study generated a model about the change of self, with the main concept called "transitional self-disappear," which is understandable based on the concepts of self-disruption (temporal disruption, highlighted body, interference in the agency, individual-self disruption, over-differennditions.
This study aimed to investigate the urban-rural differences in associations between financial toxicity (FT), physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL), negative emotional status, and the effect of patients' socioeconomic status and clinical and cost-related characteristics on the levels of FT in a sample of Chinese cancer survivors.

Data were obtained from a cross-sectional survey conducted by the oncology department at two tertiary level hospitals in China. The COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity, Euroqol five-level instrument (EQ-5D), and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21) were used to measure patients' FT, physical HRQoL, and negative emotional status. A latent class analysis was used to identify patient subgroups with distinct symptom experiences based on self-reported data on symptom occurrence using the EQ-5D and DASS-21.

Four distinct latent classes were identified all low (47.6%); high physical and low psych (18.6%); low physical and high psych (17.1%); and all high (17.1%). Rural patients younger than 50years showed a statistically significantly higher FT than urban patients. Daclatasvir Rural patients who were male, highly educated, insured, first hospitalization, new cases, received surgery or immunotherapy, and had low cancer-related costs in all low classes showed a higher FT than urban patients.

Rural patients with cancer suffered from higher FT than their urban counterparts, and the negative impact of psychological distress on FT was higher than that of physical HRQoL.
Rural patients with cancer suffered from higher FT than their urban counterparts, and the negative impact of psychological distress on FT was higher than that of physical HRQoL.
Few studies have developed an easy scoring system for the short-term survival of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) malignancy.

A total of 816 terminally ill patients with GI malignancy were admitted to our palliative care unit. They were randomly divided into the investigation (n = 490) and validation (n = 326) groups. A total of 19 laboratory blood parameters were analyzed. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis was performed for each blood factor, and the area under the curve was calculated to determine the predictive value for 14-day survival after the blood test. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify significant independent prognostic factors for 14-day mortality. To develop a scoring system for 14-day mortality, the laboratory prognostic score for gastrointestinal malignancy (GI-LPS) was calculated using the sum of indices of the independent prognostic factors.

Multivariable analysis showed that 5 of 19 indices, namely total bilirubin ≥ 2.1mg/dL, blood urea nitrogen ≥ 28mg/dL, eosinophil percentage ≤ 0.5%, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio ≥ 9.2, and platelet count ≤ 194 × 10
/μL, were significant independent factors of 14-day survival. GI-LPS showed acceptable accuracy for 14-day mortality in the investigation and validation groups. GI-LPS 3 (including any three factors) predicted death within 14days, with a sensitivity of 56-58%, a specificity of 82-87%, a positive predictive value of 48-50%, and a negative predictive value of 87-90%.

GI-LPS showed an acceptable ability to predict 14-day survival and can provide additional information to conventional prognostic scores.
GI-LPS showed an acceptable ability to predict 14-day survival and can provide additional information to conventional prognostic scores.
Despite increasing development in decision-making strategies for patients with prostate cancer, little is known about patients' individual experience and perception throughout the decision-making process. The objective of this study was to explore patients' experiences and perceptions towards treatment decision-making.

We conducted a qualitative interview study with 30 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer. We transcribed interviews verbatim and inductively identified codes. Thematic analysis was used to develop and refine a codebook that aided in the identification of themes.

Three key themes and nine subthemes emerged, which were as follows I. less involved in treatment decision-making, (i) passive decisional control, (ii) lack of medical knowledge, and (iii) domination by family members; II. the right to be informed of the disease condition and to choose treatment options, (i) sociocultural influences, (ii) patients believe that they should know the true facts of the disease, and (iii) patient autonomy during treatment; and III. future consideration and advance care planning, (i) fewer future concerns, (ii) advance care planning is poorly understood, and (iii) acceptance of advance care planning.

The study results show that patients with prostate cancer have a diversity of needs to cultivate their ability to make treatment decisions, and healthcare professionals should empower patients, as well as provide decision aids or decision support for patients.
The study results show that patients with prostate cancer have a diversity of needs to cultivate their ability to make treatment decisions, and healthcare professionals should empower patients, as well as provide decision aids or decision support for patients.This paper explores COVID-19 diffusion among children and adolescents (up to 19 years old) in Italy using the publicly available data that were collected and released by the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS). We consider in more detail the so-called second and third waves of the pandemic in Italy and explore the relationship between schools opening and the diffusion of COVID-19, which is a highly debated topic in the recent reference literature. We analyse the dynamics of COVID-19 incidence in the country as a whole and in its individual regions. Moreover, we compare the regions in which different levels of restrictions were imposed during the pandemic as well as different school closure calendars. We found there to be a significant correlation between the dynamics of the COVID-19 infections among young people in Italy and school closures during both the second and the third waves of the pandemic.
Specifically, we found school closures to have mitigated the spread of the infection, especially among s imposed by the local and national authorities to limit virus diffusion.
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