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        A novel skin cancer prevention strategy: Preservice teachers' perceptions of a sun safety intervention and experiences in schools

        Teachers play a vital role in developing children's sun protection routines however upskilling preservice teachers (PSTs) while at university has not yet been trialled as a targeted skin cancer prevention strategy. Hence, this study investigated PSTs perceptions and experiences of sun safety following a brief pilot intervention and placement in primary schools in Western Australia. ...

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        Improving compliance with swallowing exercise to decrease radiotherapy-related dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer

        Dysphagia, one of the most common complications in head and neck cancer (HNC) treated with radiotherapy, can severely affect patients’ quality of life. Currently, because no “gold standard” treatment exists, swallowing exercise remains the main rehabilitation strategy for dysphagia. However, patients’ compliance with long-term swallowing exercise is only 40%, thus, greatly compromising outcomes. This article aims to analyze thefactors influencing swallowing exercise compliance in patients with HNC and explains strategies developed to date for improved rehabilitation outcomes. ...

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        Experience of patients with lung cancer and with targeted therapy-related skin adverse drug reactions: A qualitative study

        To explore the experience of non-small-cell lung cancer patients with targeted therapy-related skin adverse drug reactions. ...

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        Associations Between Sun Exposure and Adiposity Were Not Observed in Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients in a Cross-sectional Analysis

        There were no statistically significant associations between time spent outdoors and adiposity ...

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        Cancer Survival and Excess Mortality Estimates among Adolescents and Young Adults in Western Australia, 1982-2004: A Population-Based Study

        A cancer diagnosis in adolescents and young adults conferred substantial survival decrement. ...

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        A biobank of pediatric patient-derived-xenograft models in cancer precision medicine trial MAPPYACTS for relapsed and refractory tumors

        Pediatric patients with recurrent and refractory cancers are in most need for new treatments. This study developed patient-derived-xenograft (PDX) models within the European MAPPYACTS cancer precision medicine trial. ...

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        RT Prepare: a radiation therapist-delivered intervention reduces psychological distress in women with breast cancer referred for radiotherapy

        The RT Prepare intervention was effective in reducing breast cancer patients’ psychological distress and preparing patients for treatment ...

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        An initial health economic evaluation of the potential benefits gained by reducing late effects in paediatric brain cancer survivors

        Raelene Nick Endersby Gottardo R NG BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB FRACP PhD Brainchild Fellow; Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research ...

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        Supportive care needs and associated factors among caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study

        To assess the level of supportive care needs of caregivers of colorectal cancer patients and explore the related key influencing factors. Totaling 283 caregivers of patients with colorectal cancer were investigated in this study.  ...

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        Parental occupational exposure to pesticides and risk of childhood cancer in Switzerland: a census-based cohort study

        Pesticide exposure is a suspected risk factor for childhood cancer. We investigated the risk of developing childhood cancer in relation to parental occupational exposure to pesticides in Switzerland for the period 1990-2015. ...

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