Browsing by Subject "Age factors"

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[Abdominal pain in children]

Zachariou, Zacharias (2011)

A differentiation between chronic relapsing abdominal pain and acute pain is necessary in children. Whilst only 5 - 10 % of the cases of chronic abdominal pain have an organic correlate, such is almost always present in ...

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Age-Dependent Metastatic Spread and Survival: Cancer of Unknown Primary as a Model

Hemminki, K.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Tsilidis, K. K.; Sundquist, K.; Ji, J. (2016)

In order to describe a novel approach for the clinical study of metastases, we provide here age-specific incidence and survival data for cancer of unknown primary (CUP). Metastases in various organs are found at CUP ...

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Decision-making preferences and information needs among Greek breast cancer patients

Almyroudi, A.; Degner, L. F.; Paika, V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Hyphantis, T. (2011)

Objectives: We aimed at assessing Greek breast cancer patients' preferences for participation in treatment decision making and their information needs. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 329 breast cancer patients were ...

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Does psychological distress vary between younger and older adults in health and disease?

Goulia, P.; Papadimitriou, I.; Machado, M. O.; Mantas, C.; Pappa, C.; Tsianos, Epameinondas; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Drosos, Alexandros A.; Carvalho, A. F.; Hyphantis, T. (2012)

Objective: The effect of age on psychological distress remains controversial and it is unclear how a chronic medical illness influences this association. We aimed to compare the level of psychological distress between ...

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Efficacy and safety of more intensive lowering of LDL cholesterol [1]

Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Sitaras, N. M. (2011)

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Elderly patients with squamous lung carcinoma: Faring better or worse?

Pentheroudakis, George; Neanidis, K.; Kostadima, Lida; Fountzilas, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)

Introduction: Nonsmall cell lung cancer is increasingly diagnosed at an advanced age and squamous cell carcinoma is the commonest histological type encountered in older patients. The clinical course, management, and outcome ...

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Juvenile cancer: Improving care for adolescents and young adults within the frame of medical oncology

Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)

Despite unique tumour epidemiology, a higher cancer incidence and modest survival improvement compared to paediatric patients, adolescents and young adults aged 15-30 have not been considered as a separate, 'special' group ...

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Metabolic syndrome and its components as predictors of ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetic patients

Protopsaltis, I. D.; Korantzopoulos, Panagiotis; Milionis, Haralampos J.; Koutsovasilis, Anastasios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Dimou, Eftihia; Kokkoris, Stelios; Brestas, Paris; Elisaf, Moses S.; Melidonis, Andreas (2008)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE - The available data regarding the association between metabolic syndrome (MS) or MS components and ischemic stroke in type 2 diabetics are limited and inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate ...

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Metastatic breast carcinoma confined to bone: Portrait of a clinical entity

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Karavasilis, V.; Kostadima, Lida; Ignatiadis, M.; Fountzilas, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2004)

BACKGROUND. The current study was performed to study metastatic breast carcinoma that remains confined to bone. METHODS. The medical notes of 2514 breast carcinoma patients who were treated in 2 academic units over a 20-year ...

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Non-small cell lung cancer in the young: A retrospective analysis of diagnosis, management and outcome data

Mauri, D.; Pentheroudakis, George; Bafaloukos, Dimitrios; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Samantas, E.; Efstathiou, E.; Kalofonos, H. P.; Syrigos, K.; Klouvas, G. D.; Papakostas, P.; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Fountzilas, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)

Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in young patients is uncommon and is thought to constitute a distinct oncological entity with characteristic clinicopathological patterns. Since the reported data are scant ...

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Personality variables are associated with colorectal cancer patients' quality of life independent of psychological distress and disease severity

Paika, V.; Almyroudi, A.; Tomenson, B.; Creed, F.; Kampletsas, E. O.; Siafaka, V.; Gkika, S.; Mavreas, V.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Hyphantis, T. (2010)

Objective: The aim of the present study was to test whether psychological distress and personality variables are independently associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in colorectal cancer patients, after ...

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Prognostic factors influencing complete response to treatment and survival of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer

Kalogera-Fountzila, Anna; Kosmidis, Paraskevas A.; Bacoyiannis, Charalambos; Nicolaou, A.; Samantas, E.; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Skarlos, Dimosthenis V.; Daniilidis, J.; Fountzilas, George (1998)

The identification of prognostic factors influencing local control and survival of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) might help in pointing out those patients who would probably benefit from primary treatment. A ...

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Risk factors affecting the incidence of infection after orthopaedic surgery: The role of chemoprophylaxis

Masgala, Aikaterini; Chronopoulos, Efstathios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Sourlas, J.; Lallos, Stergios; Brilakis, Emmanuel; Lazarettos, John; Efstathopoulos, Nikolaos (2012)

The incidence of surgical site infection and urinary tract infection following orthopaedic procedures has diminished in recent years due to modern antimicrobial prophylaxis. We conducted a case-control study (100 cases, ...

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Soluble interleukin-2 receptors in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Nikolaides, C.; Bairaktari, Eleni Th; Kalef-Ezra, J. A.; Athanasiades, A.; Seferiadis, C.; Fountzilas, George (1996)

The levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptors (sIL-2R) were measured in the serum of 52 patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma and compared to CEA and CA 19-9 levels. Twenty-five normal, age and sex-matched individuals ...

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Trajectories of pure and co-occurring internalizing and externalizing problems from age 2 to age 12: Findings from the national institute of child health and human development study of early child care

Fanti, Kostas A.; Henrich, Christopher C. (2010)

How and why do internalizing and externalizing problems, psychopathological problems from different diagnostic classes representing separate forms of psychopathology, co-occur in children? We investigated the development ...

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Treatment of colorectal cancer in the elderly: A review of the literature

Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)

Although major progress has been achieved in the treatment of colorectal cancer, there are still several questions open for discussion concerning the management of elderly colorectal cancer patients. We conducted a review ...