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Dodane 16.12.2011
The association of complementary alternative medicine use with anxiety, depression and quality of life in Turkish cancer patients
Aim of the study : The purpose of this study is to investigate the complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) usage and the factors affecting this among cancer patients in the western region of Turkey. 220 adult cancer patients participated in the study and 93 patients (42.3%) were found to use at least one CAM method. Material and methods : Our study was done by face-to-face communication in a university hospital, in Turkey. Oncology patients’ primary diseases, sociodemographic characteristics, complementary alternative medicine usage, psychological conditions and quality of life were evaluated with proper psychological scales. Patients using and not using CAM were compared with respect to Beck Depression, State Trait Anxiety and Beck Hopelessness scores. No statistically significant difference was detected between/among the groups in BDI (12.0 ±8.4, 11.9 ±8.7, p = 0.96), BHS (5.5 ±4.9, 4.8 ±4.4, p = 0.27) or STAI (43.7 ±8.0, 44.3 ±8.2, p = 0.64) scores. Patients using and not using CAM were compared with respect to WHOQOL-BREF quality of life scores. There was no statistically significant difference between/among the groups in WHOQOL-BREF sub-group scores (physical, psychological, social relations, environment, standardized by culture (environment), general health). Results : Nearly half of the patients (42.3%) in this region were found to be using at least one of the CAM methods. The patients mostly preferred herbal methods, with the leading product being stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). The severity of disease (recurrence and dissemination) and patients’ knowledge of the diagnoses were the most important factors affecting the CAM usage. Conclusions : The usage of CAM by oncology patients and the effects of CAM on the present medication prescribed by oncology practitioners must be remembered when they are admitted to polyclinics. Also it must be known that patients with advanced stage and patients with recurrence are more likely to use complementary alternative medications than early stage patients. Therefore oncology patients must be informed about CAM besides their clinical situations. At least physicians should give answers about the CAM to their patients.
 
Dodane 16.12.2011
Head and neck squamous cell cancer – the role of computed tomography enhanced with perfusion imaging in tumour staging
Aim of the study: To determine the ad­ded value of computed tomography perfusion (CTP) images combined with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) images in staging of head and neck squamous cell cancer (SCC). Material and methods: Forty-seven consecutive patients with histologically proven squamous cell cancer of the head and neck and qualified for surgical treatment were prospectively evaluated in 2 groups: based on CECT multiplanar reformations (axial, coronal and sagittal), and separately, based on CTP images combined with CECT data. Tumour stage was assessed in each group separately, with special emphasis on T4 stage, and results were compared with histological findings. Five patients underwent endoscopic laser tumour resection, 11 underwent other tumour resection (glossectomy, pharyngectomy) and 31 patients underwent en-bloc resection of the hypopharynx and larynx, allowing detailed pathological evaluation of possible tumour infiltration into surrounding structures. Two experienced head and neck radiologists evaluated the images. Inter-observer agreement was tested with the modified k test. The χ2 test was applied to compare the number of correctly staged tumours for the two methods and readers. Results : Inter-observer agreement was high (k = 0.88-0.90). Significant differences between the two groups were observed; with added CTP assessment more anatomical structures were rated positive for tumour infiltration and diagnostic accuracy of this method was significantly higher when compared to CECT images. Sole evaluation of CECT images in less advanced cases led to overestimation of the disease, since inflammation and slight oedema could not be differentiated from tumour. Conclusions : Contrast-enhanced computed tomography multi-planar images enhanced with CTP images were proven to improve accuracy in head and neck cancer staging. The added value of CTP may help to avoid overestimation of the malignant process and at the same time may facilitate depiction all infiltrated structures.
 
Dodane 16.12.2011
The use of a high dose of controlled-release oxycodone in a switch from oral morphine: a case report
[Polish version: Zastosowanie wysokiej dawki oksykodonu o kontrolowanym uwalnianiu po zmianie z doustnej morfiny – opis przypadku p... 337
Opisywany przypadek dotyczy pacjenta z zaawansowanym nowotworem o nieznanym umiejscowieniu pierwotnym, u którego pomyślnie przeprowadzono zamianę morfiny o kontrolowanym uwalnianiu (CR) na oksykodon CR. Mężczyznę, lat 71, przyjęto do hospicjum domowego ze względu na przerzuty nowotworowe do kości i szyjnych węzłów chłonnych po zastosowaniu radioterapii paliatywnej. Pacjent uskarżał się głównie na silny ból (o natężeniu 6–8 w skali NRS) w obrębie szyi i odcinku piersiowym kręgosłupa. Ból był oporny na tramadol, który zastąpiono przezskórnym fentanylem oraz morfiną CR w dawce dobowej ustalonej ostatecznie na 240 mg (40 mg w bólu przebijającym). Inną dolegliwością zgłaszaną przez pacjenta były zaparcia. Leczenie morfiną przerwano, a następnie wdrożono oksykodon CR w dawce 80 mg dwa razy na dobę. Po upływie 6 tygodni dawkę zwiększono do 100 mg dwa razy na dobę, osiągając zadowalający efekt przeciwbólowy (3–4 w skali NRS). Podczas przyjmowania oksykodonu CR nie stwierdzono istotnych działań niepożądanych. U pacjenta pomyślnie kontynuowano ustalony schemat leczenia aż do wystąpienia epizodu drgawkowego na skutek przerzutów nowotworowych do mózgu i skierowania pacjenta na oddział szpitalny w celu dalszego leczenia.
 
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dr n. med. Katarzyna Stencel - Oddział Onkologii Klinicznej z Pododdziałem Dziennej Chemioterapii, Wielkopolskie Centrum Pulmonologii i Torakochirurgii im. Eugenii i Janusza Zeylandów w Poznaniu
 
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