Namie Okino Sawada

• MASSC/ISOO International Symposium - Supportive Care in Cancer, AR.EXT
• MASCC 2012 International Symposium on supportive Care in cancer, AR.EXT

• Abstract

  Cancer is a disease that significantly affects the patients' quality of life, since it is usually associated to the side effects of the treatment, while patients, currently, tend to search for complementary therapies which may help them in the facing process of cancer. Relaxation with guided imagery is being more and more accredited by its efficiency in relieving the symptoms of the disea…

  The meaning of relaxation with guided imagery to women with breast cancer, BP.IC

• Abstract

  The head and neck cancers represent the fifth position in the list of most frequent malignancies. A common treatment for this type of cancer is radiotherapy, which can cause side effects such as fatigue, compromising Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of patients. Complementary and alternative therapies have been used by cancer patients to reduce the side effects of treatment. Objecti…

  Relaxation with guided visualization: influence on health-related quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer during radiotherapy treatment, BP.DD

• Abstract

  The main oncology treatment modality, antineoplastic chemotherapy, is frequently accompanied by side effects, including peripheral neuropathy. More than 30% of the patients that received specific types of chemotherapy developed Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN). This document is a proposal for a methodological study to realize translation, cross-cultural adaptation and val…

  Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the instrument Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Tool (CIPNAT) for Brazil, BP.DR

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