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Open AccessPatient-caregiver relationship in cancer fatigue and distress. A dyadic approach
It has been shown that a reciprocal relationship between cancer patients and their family caregivers positively decreases distress in both. In this context we tried to explore the role of relationship reciproc...
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Open AccessUtilizing an artificial intelligence framework (conditional generative adversarial network) to enhance telemedicine strategies for cancer pain management
The utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has significant potential to revolutionize the delivery of medical services, particularly in the field of telemedicine. In this article, we investi...
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Open AccessStrategies to evaluate outcomes in long-COVID-19 and post-COVID survivors
SARS-CoV-2 infection can impact the physical, cognitive, mental health of patients, especially in those recovered in intensive care units. Moreover, it was proved that the effects of the virus may persist for ...
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Open AccessChronic low back pain as a biopsychosocial disease: time to change our point of view
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Open AccessThe clinical and translational research activities at the INT – IRCCS “Fondazione Pascale” cancer center (Naples, Italy) during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic following the outbreak in China and Western Europe, where it finally lost the momentum, is now devastating North and South America. It has not been identified the reason and the molecular mec...
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Open AccessCurrent shreds of evidence on the anticancer role of EGCG in triple negative breast cancer: an update of the current state of knowledge
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), represents a subtype of breast cancer in which the estrogens receptor (ER) negative, the progesterone receptor (PR) negative and the human epidermal growth factor receptor...
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Evaluation of a New Endobronchial Double Lumen Tube with Integrated Camera: A Hospital Based HTA Experience
Over the last few decades, the developed countries have witnessed a strong increase in healthcare spending, essentially due to the emergence of new diseases, the aging of the population, and the development o...
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Propofol Effects in Breast Cancer Cell Progression: Evidences from In Vitro Studies
Propofol (2,6 diisopropylphenol), belonging to the class of intravenous anesthetics, is largely used as a sedative-hypnotic agent in humans, outlined by lower toxicity and fast resumption from anesthesia. This...
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Transgenic Mouse Models, General Anesthetics, and Alzheimer Disease: Findings from Preclinical Studies
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative pathology outlined by severe memory impairment and by a develo** disruption of cognitive functions. Unfortunately, in contrast with many published data on this...
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Open AccessDissecting the mechanisms and molecules underlying the potential carcinogenicity of red and processed meat in colorectal cancer (CRC): an overview on the current state of knowledge
Meat is a crucial nutrient for human health since it represents a giant supply of proteins, minerals, and vitamins. On the opposite hand, the intake of red and processed meat is taken into account dangerous du...
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Erratum to: Breakthrough pain and its treatment: critical review and recommendations of IOPS (Italian Oncologic Pain Survey) expert group
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Open AccessThe efficacy of Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (green tea) in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: an overview of pre-clinical studies and translational perspectives in clinical practice
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder and the most common form of dementia characterized by cognitive and memory impairment. One of the mechanism involved in the pathogenesis of AD, is the o...
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The use of low doses of a sublingual fentanyl formulation for breakthrough pain in patients receiving low doses of opioids
The aim of this study was to prospectively assess the efficacy and safety of low doses of sublingual fentanyl (SLF) for the treatment of breakthrough pain (BTP) in cancer patients in patients who were receivin...
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Open AccessBreakthrough Cancer Pain: Preliminary Data of The Italian Oncologic Pain Multisetting Multicentric Survey (IOPS-MS)
An ongoing national multicenter survey [Italian Oncologic Pain multiSetting Multicentric Survey (IOPS-MS)] is evaluating the characteristics of breakthrough cancer pain (BTP) in different clinical settings. Pr...
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Limitation in monitoring depth of anesthesia: a case report
Although we describe a clinical situation that most likely occurs in hundreds of operatory rooms in the world, we report this case as provocation. It concerns an unexpected awakening from an appropriate depth ...
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Breakthrough pain and its treatment: critical review and recommendations of IOPS (Italian Oncologic Pain Survey) expert group
Controversies exist about the definition and epidemiology of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP), the pharmacological treatment options, drug dosing, and how to select the medications for BTcP among the new fentan...
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Conclusion
Cancer-associated pain in advanced neoplastic diseases of the pelvis is often the most debilitating aspect of the malignant disease; therefore, it is recognized as a significant health issue. About 75 % of the...
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General Features of Pelvic Cancer Pain
The pelvis contains manifold and complexly innervated structures that are potential sources of pain. As a consequence, in pelvic cancer diseases, several factors cause pain, such as the primary solid tumors of...
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Central Neuraxial Blocks
About 85 and 90 % of patients with advanced cancer can have their pain well controlled with the use of analgesic drugs and adjuvants, which usually can be taken orally [1]. However, failure in controlling the ...
