It is critical to identify the cell of origin of cancer and the genes/proteins/transcriptional/epigenetic factors of that cell. Here, we review studies on head and neck cancer stem cells (CSC) in the hope of developing better understanding of their role highlighting their importance as novel drug targets. CSC model has introduced a hierarchical conceptual framework for the interpretation of intratumour heterogeneity within tumour. This, in turn, has culminated in a major paradigm shift in terms of how different types of cancers can be targeted for treatment. Several malignancies conform to the CSC model of tumour growth yet identification of CSC markers remains a profound challenge.Key words: Chemo- and radio-resistance, head and neck cancer stem cells, proteomics, treatment modalities
{"title":"HEAD AND NECK CANCER STEM CELL PROTEOMICS","authors":"S. Saleem, Sahrish Tariq","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V5I1.182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V5I1.182","url":null,"abstract":"It is critical to identify the cell of origin of cancer and the genes/proteins/transcriptional/epigenetic factors of that cell. Here, we review studies on head and neck cancer stem cells (CSC) in the hope of developing better understanding of their role highlighting their importance as novel drug targets. CSC model has introduced a hierarchical conceptual framework for the interpretation of intratumour heterogeneity within tumour. This, in turn, has culminated in a major paradigm shift in terms of how different types of cancers can be targeted for treatment. Several malignancies conform to the CSC model of tumour growth yet identification of CSC markers remains a profound challenge.Key words: Chemo- and radio-resistance, head and neck cancer stem cells, proteomics, treatment modalities","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72732666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) is a rare but vital congenital anomaly of the thoracic venous system. It is the persistence of vessel that normally regresses during early foetal life. It has utmost importance in intervention radiology, cardiothoracic procedures and insertion of the central venous line as well as in trauma. The vessel can drain into the right atrium through the coronary sinus, directly into left atrium or through pulmonary veins. It is usually detected during routine investigations and requires surgical treatment. In our case, SVC persists on both right and left sides with enlarged coronary sinus incidentally detected during follow-up for breast cancer.Key words: Persistent left superior vena cava, superior vena cava, vascular variant
{"title":"PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA: A DECEPTIVE ANOMALY","authors":"J. Aleem, W. Ahmad","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V5I1.207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V5I1.207","url":null,"abstract":"Persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) is a rare but vital congenital anomaly of the thoracic venous system. It is the persistence of vessel that normally regresses during early foetal life. It has utmost importance in intervention radiology, cardiothoracic procedures and insertion of the central venous line as well as in trauma. The vessel can drain into the right atrium through the coronary sinus, directly into left atrium or through pulmonary veins. It is usually detected during routine investigations and requires surgical treatment. In our case, SVC persists on both right and left sides with enlarged coronary sinus incidentally detected during follow-up for breast cancer.Key words: Persistent left superior vena cava, superior vena cava, vascular variant","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74065586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: Serrated/hyperplastic polyps (SPs) are characterised histologically by sawtooth architecture. Historically, these polyps were considered benign, without malignant potential and thus clinically unimportant. At present, the WHO defines serrated/hyperplastic lesions as heterogeneous group, which include hyperplastic polyps (HP), sessile serrated adenoma (SSA)/polyp and traditional serrated adenoma (TSA). These can have malignant potential. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysplastic changes in SP of colon and rectum of Omani population reported at a tertiary care centre.Methods: The study was conducted in the pathology department of a tertiary care centre including endoscopic polypectomies from colon and rectum of Omani patients presenting to gastroenterology clinic reported between 2014 and 2016, and these were analysed retrospectively for dysplastic changes and their association with different clinical parameters.Results: Dysplasia was seen in 32 of 146 cases (21.9%) and 114 (78.1%) were without dysplasia. Of these dysplastic, biopsies’ only two cases (1.4%) showed high-grade dysplasia and rest 30 (20.5%) low-grade dysplasia. According to the type of polyp, dysplasia was found in TSA 8/21 cases (46.7%) and SSA 9/17 cases (53.3%). Association of dysplasia was more common in the age group of > 50 (15.07%) and male patients (62.5%).Conclusion: SPs are now common findings that a gastroenterologist faces in their daily practice. In our study of Omani population, the prevalence of dysplasia is associated with older age group, male gender, SSA/polyp and traditional serrated adenoma.Key words: Dysplasia. colorectal, polyps
{"title":"THE PREVALENCE OF DYSPLASIA IN COLORECTAL SERRATED/HYPERPLASTIC POLYPS IN OMANI POPULATION","authors":"A. Qureshi, Nawras Al Hadi, A. Shalaby","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V5I1.210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V5I1.210","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Serrated/hyperplastic polyps (SPs) are characterised histologically by sawtooth architecture. Historically, these polyps were considered benign, without malignant potential and thus clinically unimportant. At present, the WHO defines serrated/hyperplastic lesions as heterogeneous group, which include hyperplastic polyps (HP), sessile serrated adenoma (SSA)/polyp and traditional serrated adenoma (TSA). These can have malignant potential. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysplastic changes in SP of colon and rectum of Omani population reported at a tertiary care centre.Methods: The study was conducted in the pathology department of a tertiary care centre including endoscopic polypectomies from colon and rectum of Omani patients presenting to gastroenterology clinic reported between 2014 and 2016, and these were analysed retrospectively for dysplastic changes and their association with different clinical parameters.Results: Dysplasia was seen in 32 of 146 cases (21.9%) and 114 (78.1%) were without dysplasia. Of these dysplastic, biopsies’ only two cases (1.4%) showed high-grade dysplasia and rest 30 (20.5%) low-grade dysplasia. According to the type of polyp, dysplasia was found in TSA 8/21 cases (46.7%) and SSA 9/17 cases (53.3%). Association of dysplasia was more common in the age group of > 50 (15.07%) and male patients (62.5%).Conclusion: SPs are now common findings that a gastroenterologist faces in their daily practice. In our study of Omani population, the prevalence of dysplasia is associated with older age group, male gender, SSA/polyp and traditional serrated adenoma.Key words: Dysplasia. colorectal, polyps","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82318632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MOST CANCERS ARE CAUSED BY BAD LUCK MUTATIONS: SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION?","authors":"S. Pervez","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V5I1.229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V5I1.229","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>-</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"4 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72554929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: This study aimed to determine analgesic efficacy of a combination of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BLSCPB) and standard analgesia with standard analgesia alone in patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery under general anaesthesia.Materials and Methods: It was a randomised-controlled trial conducted at the Anaesthesia Department of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore. A sample size of 60 patients (30 patients in each group) was calculated with 95% confidence interval and power of 80%.Results: The mean pain-free duration for the Group A (BLSCPB group) was 72 min (SD 30.1) compared to 53 min (standard deviation 30.3) for the Group B. This shows a significant reduction in pain-free duration in Group A. Average NRS pain score in the Group A at q 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min was (0.83, 1.83, 0.23, 1.76 and 1.49), whereas the average pain score on NRS in the Group B at the same time interval mentioned above for Group A was (2.1, 2.73, 4.53, 2.44 and 1.85)Conclusion: Administration of BLSCPB resulted in superior analgesia after thyroid cancer surgery.Key words: Analgesia, cervical plexus block, post-operative pain, regional anaesthesia, thyroidectomy
{"title":"ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF COMBINATION OF BILATERAL SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL PLEXUS BLOCK AND STANDARD ANALGESIA WITH STANDARD ANALGESIA ALONE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING THYROID CANCER SURGERY. A RANDOMISED-CONTROLLED TRIAL","authors":"H. Najeeb, Ahsan Waqar Khan, A. Siddiqui","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V5I2.218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V5I2.218","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to determine analgesic efficacy of a combination of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BLSCPB) and standard analgesia with standard analgesia alone in patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery under general anaesthesia.Materials and Methods: It was a randomised-controlled trial conducted at the Anaesthesia Department of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore. A sample size of 60 patients (30 patients in each group) was calculated with 95% confidence interval and power of 80%.Results: The mean pain-free duration for the Group A (BLSCPB group) was 72 min (SD 30.1) compared to 53 min (standard deviation 30.3) for the Group B. This shows a significant reduction in pain-free duration in Group A. Average NRS pain score in the Group A at q 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min was (0.83, 1.83, 0.23, 1.76 and 1.49), whereas the average pain score on NRS in the Group B at the same time interval mentioned above for Group A was (2.1, 2.73, 4.53, 2.44 and 1.85)Conclusion: Administration of BLSCPB resulted in superior analgesia after thyroid cancer surgery.Key words: Analgesia, cervical plexus block, post-operative pain, regional anaesthesia, thyroidectomy","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80067242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Majid Ali, A. Farrugia, R. Bhogal, Saboor Khan, G. Marangoni, J. Ahmad
Introduction: Assessment of systemic inflammatory response forms the basis of several scoring systems that attempt to prognosticate patients with periampullary pancreatic carcinoma (PPC). We assessed the validity of three of these scoring systems for patients’ prognosis following intervention for PPC: Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) and its modified version (mGPS), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR).Methods: EMBASE and MEDLINE databases were searched for all published studies until September 2018 using comprehensive text word and MeSH terms. Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology guidelines was followed. All identified studies were analysed and relevant studies were included in the review.Results: Three studies which assessed the role of GPS, four studies that evaluated the use of NLR and three that assessed the role of PLR in patients with PPC were identified. None of these studies demonstrated any value in the pre-operative assessment of patients with PPC. The limited number of studies available precluded further statistical analysis.Conclusions: Based on available evidence, GPS, NLR and PLR do not appear to be useful scoring systems to predict prognosis of patients with PPC. Larger studies are warranted before the application of inflammatory scoring systems could be recommended in patients with PPC.Key words: Periampullary cancer, Glasgow prognostic score, modified Glasgow prognostic score, platelet-lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio
{"title":"PROGNOSTIC POWER OF INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SCORING SYSTEMS IN PERIAMPULLARY PANCREATIC CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW","authors":"Majid Ali, A. Farrugia, R. Bhogal, Saboor Khan, G. Marangoni, J. Ahmad","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V5I2.204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V5I2.204","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Assessment of systemic inflammatory response forms the basis of several scoring systems that attempt to prognosticate patients with periampullary pancreatic carcinoma (PPC). We assessed the validity of three of these scoring systems for patients’ prognosis following intervention for PPC: Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) and its modified version (mGPS), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR).Methods: EMBASE and MEDLINE databases were searched for all published studies until September 2018 using comprehensive text word and MeSH terms. Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology guidelines was followed. All identified studies were analysed and relevant studies were included in the review.Results: Three studies which assessed the role of GPS, four studies that evaluated the use of NLR and three that assessed the role of PLR in patients with PPC were identified. None of these studies demonstrated any value in the pre-operative assessment of patients with PPC. The limited number of studies available precluded further statistical analysis.Conclusions: Based on available evidence, GPS, NLR and PLR do not appear to be useful scoring systems to predict prognosis of patients with PPC. Larger studies are warranted before the application of inflammatory scoring systems could be recommended in patients with PPC.Key words: Periampullary cancer, Glasgow prognostic score, modified Glasgow prognostic score, platelet-lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82739988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ROBOTIC HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATIC SURGERY","authors":"J. Ahmad, G. Marangoni","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V4I4.213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V4I4.213","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>-</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73047680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A 27-year-old male underwent total thyroidectomy for thyroid swelling. Histopathology showed papillary thyroid carcinoma [T3 - 6.0 cm] with extra-thyroidal extension. The patient was treated with 150 mCi radioactive iodine(RAI) as adjuvant ablative therapy. Radioiodine refractory disease was identified 1-year post-RAI therapy with elevated thyroglobulin levels and negative I-131 whole body scan. F-18 FDG positron emission tomography/computedtomography scan showed activity in the right thyroid bed and multilevel right cervical nodes. Right-sided modified neck dissection was done, which showed Castleman disease (hyaline vascular type) in right cervical nodes. The most probable cause of elevated tumour markers was found out to be 0.6 cm right thyroid bed nodule on follow-up ultrasonography. Our patient also had coexistent conditions as; osteopoikilosis and Hepatitis C along with thyroid carcinoma.Key words: Castleman disease, lymph node, radioiodine, thyroid cancer
{"title":"CASTLEMAN DISEASE: A GREAT MIMICKER OF METASTASES IN RADIOIODINE REFRACTORY THYROID CANCER","authors":"N. Rashid, Aamna Hassan, N. Akhter, A. Hameed","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V4I4.209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V4I4.209","url":null,"abstract":"A 27-year-old male underwent total thyroidectomy for thyroid swelling. Histopathology showed papillary thyroid carcinoma [T3 - 6.0 cm] with extra-thyroidal extension. The patient was treated with 150 mCi radioactive iodine(RAI) as adjuvant ablative therapy. Radioiodine refractory disease was identified 1-year post-RAI therapy with elevated thyroglobulin levels and negative I-131 whole body scan. F-18 FDG positron emission tomography/computedtomography scan showed activity in the right thyroid bed and multilevel right cervical nodes. Right-sided modified neck dissection was done, which showed Castleman disease (hyaline vascular type) in right cervical nodes. The most probable cause of elevated tumour markers was found out to be 0.6 cm right thyroid bed nodule on follow-up ultrasonography. Our patient also had coexistent conditions as; osteopoikilosis and Hepatitis C along with thyroid carcinoma.Key words: Castleman disease, lymph node, radioiodine, thyroid cancer","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81030832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: Overexpression of antiapoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) protein is one of the major contributors to oncogenesis and high levels have been identified in a variety of tumour types. We investigated an immunohistochemicalexpression of Bcl-2 protein in cutaneous basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) to elucidate whether there are differences in the expression pattern related to tumour growth phenotype.Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 45 cutaneous BCCs, which were categorised into the nonaggressive (NA-BCCs; 31 cases) and aggressive histologic variants (A-BCCs; 14 cases).Results: There were 3 tumours (6.6%) with negative staining and 42 tumours (93.4%) with positive staining for Bcl-2 protein, 10 of which (23.8%) displayed low and remaining 32 cases (76.2%) exhibited high expression. All three “Bcl-2 negative” BCCs showed aggressive-growth features (infiltrative subtypes). When Bcl-2 values were evaluated as negative/low versus high expression, there was significantly lower Bcl-2 protein expression in the A-BCCs comparedto the NA-BCCs. Even an intensity of immunostaining showed a tendency of being weaker in the A-BCCs. In spite of that, three infiltrative BCCs showed a diffuse strong immunoreactivity.Conclusion: An immunohistochemical positivity of Bcl-2 protein in the neoplastic cells of cutaneous BCC was nearly constant feature, and its decreased staining was associated with an infiltrative growth pattern. It suggests that a lowBcl-2 protein expression in tumor tissue might be considered an unfavorable prognostic indicator.Key words: Basal cell carcinoma, B-cell lymphoma-2 protein, biological behavior
{"title":"EXPRESSION OF ANTI-APOPTOTIC PROTEIN BCL-2 IN CUTANEOUS BASAL CELL CARCINOMA","authors":"V. Bartoš, M. Kullová","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V4I4.202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V4I4.202","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Overexpression of antiapoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) protein is one of the major contributors to oncogenesis and high levels have been identified in a variety of tumour types. We investigated an immunohistochemicalexpression of Bcl-2 protein in cutaneous basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) to elucidate whether there are differences in the expression pattern related to tumour growth phenotype.Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 45 cutaneous BCCs, which were categorised into the nonaggressive (NA-BCCs; 31 cases) and aggressive histologic variants (A-BCCs; 14 cases).Results: There were 3 tumours (6.6%) with negative staining and 42 tumours (93.4%) with positive staining for Bcl-2 protein, 10 of which (23.8%) displayed low and remaining 32 cases (76.2%) exhibited high expression. All three “Bcl-2 negative” BCCs showed aggressive-growth features (infiltrative subtypes). When Bcl-2 values were evaluated as negative/low versus high expression, there was significantly lower Bcl-2 protein expression in the A-BCCs comparedto the NA-BCCs. Even an intensity of immunostaining showed a tendency of being weaker in the A-BCCs. In spite of that, three infiltrative BCCs showed a diffuse strong immunoreactivity.Conclusion: An immunohistochemical positivity of Bcl-2 protein in the neoplastic cells of cutaneous BCC was nearly constant feature, and its decreased staining was associated with an infiltrative growth pattern. It suggests that a lowBcl-2 protein expression in tumor tissue might be considered an unfavorable prognostic indicator.Key words: Basal cell carcinoma, B-cell lymphoma-2 protein, biological behavior","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81582829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of unmet supportive care needs among bone sarcoma patients in Kuching, Sarawak and explored the relationship between these needs with various associated factors. Methods: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among all bone sarcoma patients recruited from Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching, Sarawak. Data collection was done using an adopted questionnaire via interview assisted survey. Unmet needs were assessed using the 59-item Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-SF59). Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: A total of 75 respondents participated in the study. The patients were mainly above 36 years (56%), Sarawak natives (33.3%) and married (54.7%). Majority of patients were not undergoing any active treatment (52%). Nine out of 10 items with highest ‘moderate’ to ‘high’ level unmet needs were from the domain of Health system and information. Needs from Physical and daily living, and sexuality domains were found to have statistically significant associations with ethnicity, age and marital status. Conclusion: Patients who were diagnosed with bone sarcoma had substantive unmet supportive care needs in relation with their illness trajectory. It is important that such needs to be acknowledged in order to provide quality healthcare services to them. Key words : bone sarcoma, unmet needs, Malaysia, SCNS-SF59,supportive care needs
{"title":"UNMET SUPPORTIVE CARE NEEDS AMONG BONE SARCOMA PATIENT IN SARAWAK","authors":"C. W. Lian, Nurul Bahariah Dollah, C. Thon","doi":"10.37029/JCAS.V4I4.211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37029/JCAS.V4I4.211","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of unmet supportive care needs among bone sarcoma patients in Kuching, Sarawak and explored the relationship between these needs with various associated factors. Methods: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among all bone sarcoma patients recruited from Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching, Sarawak. Data collection was done using an adopted questionnaire via interview assisted survey. Unmet needs were assessed using the 59-item Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-SF59). Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: A total of 75 respondents participated in the study. The patients were mainly above 36 years (56%), Sarawak natives (33.3%) and married (54.7%). Majority of patients were not undergoing any active treatment (52%). Nine out of 10 items with highest ‘moderate’ to ‘high’ level unmet needs were from the domain of Health system and information. Needs from Physical and daily living, and sexuality domains were found to have statistically significant associations with ethnicity, age and marital status. Conclusion: Patients who were diagnosed with bone sarcoma had substantive unmet supportive care needs in relation with their illness trajectory. It is important that such needs to be acknowledged in order to provide quality healthcare services to them. Key words : bone sarcoma, unmet needs, Malaysia, SCNS-SF59,supportive care needs","PeriodicalId":73631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cancer & allied specialties","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84392574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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