Monitoring of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen levels in invasive cervical cancer: is it cost-effective?Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Gynecol Oncol 84:7-11. 2002
..The aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of serial squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC) monitoring in the clinical setting...
- Quality of life in women treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer: a prospective longitudinal study
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, China
Gynecol Oncol 88:9-16. 2003
..The purpose was to examine the outcomes of patients with advanced ovarian cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, with a special emphasis on the patients' quality of life (QOL)...
- The use of music to reduce anxiety for patients undergoing colposcopy: a randomized trial
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, China
Gynecol Oncol 91:213-7. 2003
..The goal of this work was to investigate the impact of music on women's anxiety and perceived pain during colposcopy examination...
- A longitudinal study on quality of life after gynecologic cancer treatment
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People s Republic of China
Gynecol Oncol 83:10-9. 2001
..The objective was to describe the pattern of quality of life (QOL) over time and to assess the impact of age, symptoms, disease parameters, and treatment on the overall QOL...
- Could precolposcopy information and counseling reduce women's anxiety and improve knowledge and compliance to follow-up?
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Gynecol Oncol 95:341-6. 2004
..To investigate the effects of precolposcopy counseling on women's anxiety, knowledge about colposcopy and compliance to follow-up...
- Could the incidence of postoperative urinary tract infection be reduced by reversing the sequence of vaginal cleansing and urethral catheterization?
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
J Hosp Infect 46:67-72. 2000
..We conclude that postoperative bacteriuria and UTI are common. Reversing the sequence of the procedures cannot reduce the incidence. There is no evidence to change the status quo...
- Symptoms, coping strategies, and timing of presentations in patients with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Gynecol Oncol 90:651-6. 2003
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- Ethnicity is a factor to be considered before dose planning in ovarian cancer patients to be treated with topotecan
K F Tam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Int J Gynecol Cancer 16:135-9. 2006
..Myelotoxicity was the most important side effect in our study, but the incidence is much lower than that reported in other studies. Age was an independent factor predicting the occurrence of grade 4 neutropenia...
- Effect of individual psychological intervention in Chinese women with gynecologic malignancy: a randomized controlled trial
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
J Clin Oncol 23:4913-24. 2005
..To evaluate the effectiveness of psychological intervention in the care of cancer patients and to determine whether routine use of individual psychological therapies is indicated...
- Psychosocial adjustment in gynecologic cancer survivors: a longitudinal study on risk factors for maladjustment
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
Gynecol Oncol 80:387-94. 2001
..038). CONCLUSION: Most patients adapted well. Patients at risk for psychosocial maladjustment include those who are treated surgically, less educated, and without religious belief...
- Screening for HIV infection in women with newly diagnosed cervical cancer
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Gynecol Oncol 92:300-3. 2004
..This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in women with cervical cancer and to decide whether HIV testing should be included as part of the initial work-up of invasive cervical cancer...
- Vaginal misoprostol as medical treatment for first trimester spontaneous miscarriage
S W Ngai
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
Hum Reprod 16:1493-6. 2001
..This is the first randomized study to compare vaginal misoprostol versus expectant treatment in women presenting with spontaneous miscarriage...
- Pregnancy following renal transplantation: the experience in Hong Kong
W W To
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
J Obstet Gynaecol (Tokyo 1995) 21:263-7. 1995
..CONCLUSION: Good prepregnancy counselling and stringent criteria for pregnancy assessment appears to be crucial factors for a favourable pregnancy outcome...
- A retrospective review on atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) using the Bethesda 2001 classification
K F Tam
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Gynecol Oncol 91:603-7. 2003
..Pathologists are required to report not only whether the smear favors neoplastic changes, but also the origin of the abnormal cells. In this study, archival smears were reviewed to evaluate the usefulness of the new classification...
- A survey of prenatal first-trimester aneuploidy screening among Hong Kong specialist obstetricians
Y M Chan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Med J 15:447-51. 2009
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- The use of misoprostol prior to hysteroscopy in postmenopausal women
S W Ngai
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
Hum Reprod 16:1486-8. 2001
..This study examined whether oral misoprostol exerted a cervical priming effect in postmenopausal women prior to hysteroscopy...
- The effect of milk supplementation on bone mineral density in postmenopausal Chinese women in Malaysia
W S S Chee
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Osteoporos Int 14:828-34. 2003
..Supplementing with milk had additional benefits of improving the serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D status of the subjects...
