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Open AccessDismantle and rebuild: the importance of preparedness and self-efficacy before, during and after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation
The aim of this study was to explore patients’ experiences of being prepared for allogenic haematopoietic cell transplantation and to explore their perceived self-efficacy and preparedness for self-care after ...
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Open AccessPerspectives of patients with metastatic breast cancer on physical exercise programs: results from a survey in five European countries
To successfully implement exercise programs for patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), services and patient education should consider patients’ knowledge, preferences, values, and goals. Hence, gaining ...
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Open AccessSide effects of low-dose tamoxifen: results from a six-armed randomised controlled trial in healthy women
Adherence to adjuvant tamoxifen therapy is suboptimal, and acceptance of tamoxifen for primary prevention is poor. Published results indicate effect of low-dose tamoxifen therapy. Using questionnaire data from...
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Open AccessPERSPECTIVEs on supervised exercise programs in people with metastatic breast cancer- a qualitative study in four European countries
Supervised exercise is a potentially promising supportive care intervention for people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), but research on the patients’ perspective is limited. The aim of the current focus gr...
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Open AccessDistance-based delivery of exercise for people treated for breast, prostate or colorectal cancer: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of EX-MED Cancer Sweden
Regular exercise has been shown to have beneficial health effects in cancer survivors, including improving quality of life and other important health outcomes. However, providing people with cancer with easily...
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Open AccessDesign of a multinational randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of structured and individualized exercise in patients with metastatic breast cancer on fatigue and quality of life: the EFFECT study
Many patients with metastatic breast cancer experience cancer- and treatment-related side effects that impair activities of daily living and negatively affect the quality of life. There is a need for intervent...
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Open AccessPreliminary results using a kit to measure tamoxifen and metabolites concentrations in capillary blood samples from women with breast cancer
The aim of the study was to compare 3 blood sampling methods, including capillary blood sampling, for determining Tamoxifen (TAM), Z-endoxifen (END), and 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4HT) concentrations. High performan...
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Open AccessExperiences of being a family caregiver to a patient treated for oesophageal cancer—1 year after surgery
There is a need to put family caregivers on the cancer survivorship research agenda. Therefore, the aim of this is study is to explore the experiences of being a family caregiver to a patient treated for oesop...
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Open AccessEvidence-based prediction and prevention of cardiovascular morbidity in adults treated for cancer
Cancer treatment-related morbidity relevantly compromises health status in cancer survivors, and efforts to optimise health-related outcomes in this population are vital to maximising healthy survivorship. A p...
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Open AccessHigh intensity exercise during breast cancer chemotherapy - effects on long-term myocardial damage and physical capacity - data from the OptiTrain RCT
Adjuvant systemic breast cancer treatment improves disease specific outcomes, but also presents with cardiac toxicity. In this post-hoc exploratory analysis of the OptiTrain trial, the effects of exercise on c...
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Open AccessPatient interactive digital support for women with adjuvant endocrine therapy in order to increase compliance and quality of life
The primary aim of the study was to develop and investigate a patient interactive digital support (an app) for patients on adjuvant endocrine breast cancer treatment. Patient’s interactive digital applications...
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Open AccessSense of coherence and its relationship to participation, cancer-related fatigue, symptom burden, and quality of life in women with breast cancer participating in the OptiTrain exercise trial
This study examined the Sense of Coherence (SOC) of patients participating in the randomized controlled ‘Optimal Training for Women with Breast Cancer’ (OptiTrain) study and assessed how patient characteristic...
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Open AccessAn app for supporting older people receiving home care – usage, aspects of health and health literacy: a quasi-experimental study
During the last decade, there has been an increase in studies describing use of mHealth, using smartphones with apps, in the healthcare system by a variety of populations. Despite this, few interventions inclu...
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Open AccessEuropean women’s perceptions of the implementation and organisation of risk-based breast cancer screening and prevention: a qualitative study
Increased knowledge of breast cancer risk factors has meant that we are currently exploring risk-based screening, i.e. determining screening strategies based on women’s varying levels of risk. This also enable...
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Open AccessTwo-year follow-up of the OptiTrain randomised controlled exercise trial
The aim of this study was to determine if there were any differences in health-related outcomes and physical activity (PA) between the two OptiTrain exercise groups and usual care (UC), 2 years post-baseline.
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Open AccessHigh-intensity exercise during chemotherapy induces beneficial effects 12 months into breast cancer survivorship
Whether the benefits of exercise during chemotherapy continue into survivorship is not well-known. Here, the aim was to examine the effects of two exercise interventions on self-reported health-related and obj...
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Open AccessHighly favorable physiological responses to concurrent resistance and high-intensity interval training during chemotherapy: the OptiTrain breast cancer trial
Advanced therapeutic strategies are often accompanied by significant adverse effects, which warrant equally progressive countermeasures. Physical exercise has proven an effective intervention to improve physic...
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Open AccessAdding high-intensity interval training to conventional training modalities: optimizing health-related outcomes during chemotherapy for breast cancer: the OptiTrain randomized controlled trial
Exercise training is an effective and safe way to counteract cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL). High-intensity interval training has proven beneficial for the h...
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Open AccessEarly detection and management of symptoms using an interactive smartphone application (Interaktor) during radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Patients undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer suffer from a variety of symptoms which influence health-related quality of life. We have developed an application (Interaktor) for smartphones and tablets ...
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Open AccessA prospective exploration of symptom burden clusters in women with breast cancer during chemotherapy treatment
The aim was to prospectively map symptom clusters in patients with stage I–IIIa breast cancer during standard chemotherapy treatment in a randomised study.
