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    Using patients’ own knowledge of early sensations and symptoms to develop an interactive, individualized e-questionnaire to facilitate early diagnosis of lung cancer

    One reason for the often late diagnosis of lung cancer (LC) may be that potentially-indicative sensations and symptoms are often diffuse, and may not be considered serious or urgent, making their interpretatio...

    Adrian Levitsky, Britt-Marie Bernhardson, Ingela Henoch, Maria Olin in BMC Cancer (2021)

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    Efficacy of mistletoe extract as a complement to standard treatment in advanced pancreatic cancer: study protocol for a multicentre, parallel group, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial (MISTRAL)

    Most pancreatic cancer patients present with advanced stage at diagnosis with extremely short expected survival and few treatment options. A multimodal palliative approach is necessary for symptom relief and o...

    Kathrin Wode, Johanna Hök Nordberg, Gunver S. Kienle, Nils O. Elander in Trials (2020)

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    Early symptoms and sensations as predictors of lung cancer: a machine learning multivariate model

    The aim of this study was to identify a combination of early predictive symptoms/sensations attributable to primary lung cancer (LC). An interactive e-questionnaire comprised of pre-diagnostic descriptors of f...

    Adrian Levitsky, Maria Pernemalm, Britt-Marie Bernhardson in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Characteristics of taste and smell alterations reported by patients after starting treatment for lung cancer

    Taste and smell alterations (TSAs) in patients with lung cancer are poorly understood. This study investigates characteristics of TSAs when most severe, reported by patients after starting treatment for lung c...

    Jenny McGreevy, Ylva Orrevall, Kerstin Belqaid, Wendy Wismer in Supportive Care in Cancer (2014)

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    Self-reported taste and smell changes during cancer chemotherapy

    This study explores the prevalence of self-reported taste and smell changes (TSCs) during chemotherapy and relationships between TSCs and demographic and clinical factors.

    Britt-Marie Bernhardson, Carol Tishelman, Lars E. Rutqvist in Supportive Care in Cancer (2008)