M Janda

..This paper describes the study design and participants' baseline characteristics. In addition, participants' goals for their health, and strategies they apply to achieve those goals are summarized...

..Sun protection messages delivered to young adults via electronic media appear to be feasible and acceptable...

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..We aimed to assess safety, feasibility and potential effect of a walking intervention in women undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer...

..Identifying pretreatment factors associated with LOS in surgical patients may enable early intervention in order to reduce postoperative LOS...

..The objective of this study was to describe prospectively quality of life (QOL) before and after radiotherapy for patients with prostate carcinoma...

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..To evaluate if these reports may influence peoples' sun protective behavior, knowledge, and attitudes to the impact of sun protection on vitamin D...

..Incidence and mortality from skin cancers including melanoma are highest among men 50 years or older. Thorough skin self-examination may be beneficial to improve skin cancer outcomes...

..To derive Australian normative scores for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General Population (FACT-GP) and to confirm its factor structure...

..To assess the supportive care needs and interest in related services among brain tumour patients and their carers and to compare the level of unmet needs to other cancer populations...

..This study assessed the quality of life and psychosocial well-being of brain tumor patients and their carers...

..To improve the proportion of men 50 years or older who conduct a thorough whole-body skin self-examination (SSE), because these men are at increased risk of being diagnosed as having thick melanomas and dying of melanoma...

..For patients undergoing chemoradiation, there are no data available. The objective of this retrospective study was to examine the impact of anemia before and during chemoradiation in patients with cervical carcinoma...

..In multivariate analysis, women and younger participants more accurately recalled their history of skin examinations. Participants with a history of melanoma did not differ from other participants in their accuracy of recall...

..If primary surgical debulking cannot achieve macroscopic tumor clearence, the chance of survival is extremely low...

..LLL). Assessment, treatment and advice for lymphedema vary across professional groups. Our results suggest that improvements should be attempted in the early detection of lymphedema, in particular of LLL among cancer patients...

..To assess the nutritional status of patients with gynaecological cancer...

..Results of this study revealed vulvar cancer-specific reductions in QOL for inclusion in the newly developed vulvar cancer-specific subscale...

..The risk factor profile established could be helpful to plan future clinical trials to establish optimal treatment for elderly patients with advanced stage ovarian cancer...

..To quantify gynecological cancer survivors' referral to, awareness of, utilization of and satisfaction with community support services, as well as the factors associated with service use...

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..The question prompt list is acceptable to patients and contains questions relevant to them. Research is now needed to assess its effectiveness in increasing question asking and reducing unmet information needs...

..To investigate the efficacy of progestin treatment to achieve pathological complete response (pCR) in patients with complex atypical endometrial hyperplasia (CAH) or early endometrial adenocarcinoma (EC)...

..Few studies have evaluated lymphedema after gynecological cancer treatment. The aim of this research was to establish prevalence, correlates, and supportive care needs of gynecological cancer survivors who develop lymphedema...

..Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was compared between urban breast cancer survivors (BCS) and the general female population in urban Queensland, and correlates were identified...

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..The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and determinants of SSE in a high-risk population in preparation for a community-based randomised controlled trial of screening for melanoma...

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..These results suggest an increase in the use of the FOBT with time (in relation to previous surveys), but a poor understanding of its place in promoting health...

..To assess physician, patient, and skin lesion characteristics that affect the number of benign skin lesions excised by primary care physicians for each skin cancer...

..To provide a systematic review of papers comparing the effectiveness of different strategies to recruit older adults (aged 50 years and over) to participate in health research studies, to guide successful recruitment in future research...

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..Except for the lower intention among men, screening intention appears to be highest in those at highest risk of melanoma...

..To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of regional and rural breast cancer survivors at 12 months post-diagnosis and to identify correlates of HRQoL...

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..Skin cancer is a major public health issue in fair-skinned populations, and general practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the diagnosis and management of this disease...

..The provision of specialized skin screening clinics may be needed to achieve sufficient screening rates should population based screening for skin cancer be considered...

..To evaluate health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake) and body mass index of gynecological cancer survivors and their association with quality of life...

..Overall, health professionals conceptualised information provision as 'individualised', dependent on these interconnected personal and environmental factors...

..0% for nonanemic patients (P < 0.0002). In patients undergoing chemoradiation for cervical carcinoma, a low nadir Hb is highly predictive of shortened PFS, whereas the Hb before treatment is prognostically not significant...

..Our data show that in Queensland a substantial proportion of people's annual UVR dose is obtained in winter, underscoring the need for dissemination of sun protection messages throughout the year in subtropical and tropical climates...

..This study provides evidence of reductions in sun protection practices in a population living in a high UV environment. There is an urgent need to refocus messages regarding sun exposure and for continued sun protection practices...

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..The aim of this study was to describe the health system costs attributed to the diagnosis and management of suspicious skin lesions detected during a trial of a population melanoma screening programme (1998-2001)...

..These findings highlight that secondary lymphedema poses a significant public health problem. Utilizing the most accurate and reliable method for assessment is crucial to advance our understanding of preventive and treatment strategies...

..Within a randomized trial of population screening for melanoma, primary care physicians conducted whole-body skin examinations and referred all patients with suspect lesions to their own doctor for further treatment...

..To describe the views of supervisors of colonoscopy training in regard to colonoscopy training capacity and quality in Australia...

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..CONCLUSION: Use of an educational videotape increased the frequency of BSE among premenopausal women...

..Few studies have assessed global nutritional assessment tools and body-composition measurements in gynecologic cancer patients...

..The primary objective of stage 2 was to test the hypothesis that disease-free survival at 4.5 years is equivalent for TLH and TAH. Here, we present the results of stage 1...

..The H&N module is useful for patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer...

..To assess the reliability and validity of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Vulvar (FACT-V)...

..To measure and compare the casemix and diagnostic accuracy of excised or biopsied skin lesions managed by mainstream general practitioners and doctors within primary care skin cancer clinics...

..Screening may reduce morbidity and mortality associated with melanoma, although in the absence of randomized-controlled trials, this remains unproven...

..CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of Queenslanders undergo skin screening. Those at highest risk for skin cancer are more likely to be screened...

..Population-wide screening for people at average risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) by faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is under consideration in Australia...

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..A qualitative investigation was conducted to examine the supportive care needs of patients with brain tumour and their carers...

..Volunteers were instrumental in increasing community ownership of and involvement in the SkinWatch programme...

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..To describe patient participation and clinical performance in a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program utilising faecal occult blood test (FOBT)...

..Skin screening may provide a method for detecting lesions at an earlier stage. This study sought to assess the impact of two methods of encouraging men to attend free open-access skin screening clinics...