Browsing by Subject "Patient care"

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Brain metastasis of unknown primary: A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma

Polyzoidis, K. S.; Miliaras, G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)

The diagnosis of a brain metastasis is usually made during the routine follow up examinations of patients with known cancer, who are under the care of oncology departments. The involvement of the neurosurgeon depends on ...

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Cancer, fertility and pregnancy: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pentheroudakis, George; Orecchia, R.; Hoekstra, H. J.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2010)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pentheroudakis, George (2010)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)

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The current and future role of the medical oncologist in the professional care for cancer patients: A position paper by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

Popescu, R. A.; Schäfer, R.; Califano, R.; Eckert, R.; Coleman, R.; Douillard, J.-Y.; Cervantes, A.; Casali, Paolo G.; Sessa, Cristiana; Cutsem, E. van; Vries, Elisabeth G. E. de; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Fumasoli, K.; Wörmann, B.; Samonigg, H.; Cascinu, S.; Hernández, J. J. C.; Howard, A. J.; Ciardiello, F.; Stahel, R. A.; Piccart, M. (2014)

The number of cancer patients in Europe is rising and significant advances in basic and applied cancer research are making the provision of optimal care more challenging. The concept of cancer as a systemic, highly ...

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The diagnosis and management of gastric cancer: Expert discussion and recommendations from the 12th ESMO/World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, 2010

Cutsem, E. van; Dicato, M.; Geva, R.; Arber, N.; Bang, Y.; Benson, A.; Cervantes, A.; Diaz-Rubio, E.; Ducreux, M.; Glynne-Jones, R.; Grothey, Axel; Haller, D.; Haustermans, K.; Kerr, D.; Nordlinger, B.; Marshall, J.; Minsky, B. D.; Kang, Y. K.; Labianca, R.; Lordick, F.; Ohtsu, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Roth, A.; Rougier, P.; Schmoll, H. J.; Sobrero, A.; Tabernero, Josep; Velde, C. van de; Zalcberg, J. (2011)

Well-recognized experts in the field of gastric cancer discussed during the 12th European Society Medical Oncology (ESMO)/World Congress Gastrointestinal Cancer (WCGIC) in Barcelona many important and controversial topics ...

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ESMO clinical practice guidelines: Development, implementation and dissemination

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Hansen, H.; Stahel, R. A. (2010)

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The ESMO guideline strategy: An identity statement and reflections on improvement

Pentheroudakis, George; Cardoso, Fatima; Arnold, D.; Sessa, Cristiana; Peters, S.; Horwich, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Stahel, R. A.; Cervantes, A. (2015)

Guidelines should provide recommendations on the optimal management of a patient in specific clinical circumstances based on the scientific evidence. ESMO, as Europe's leading society in medical oncology produces a range ...

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ESMO minimum clinical recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cancers of unknown primary site (CUP)

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Ch, F. Tolis; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2001)

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ESMO/ASCO recommendations for a Global Curriculum (GC) in medical oncology-edition 2016

Dittrich, C.; Kosty, M.; Jezdic, S.; Pyle, D.; Berardi, Rossana; Bergh, Jonas; Saghir, Nagi El; Lotz, J. P.; Österlund, Pia; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Purkalne, Gunta (2016)

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Essential drugs for cancer chemotherapy

Advani, S.; Friedman, M. A.; Henderson, I. C.; Levy, L. M.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Tattersall, M. H. N.; Couper, M. R.; Dunne, J. F.; Korobchuk, Anya; Stjernsward, J. (1994)

The WHO recommendation on essential drugs for cancer chemotherapy has been updated. General principles on the proper role of cancer chemotherapeutic agents in relation to efficacy and on the classification of tumours with ...

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Is the mortality rate for septic shock really decreasing?

Christaki, Eirini; Opal, Steven M. (2008)

Survival rates for patients in septic shock have gradually improved in critical care units worldwide over the last 25 years. Further improvement will be predicated on the discovery of new therapies to disrupt the underlying ...

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«Juvenile» oncology - A missing subspecialty. The experience of a reference cancer centre

Pentheroudakis, George; Mauri, D.; Kostadima, Lida; Golfinopoulos, Vassilis; Alexiou, G.; Karakatsanis, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2006)

Introduction: Despite unique tumor epidemiology and a higher cancer incidence compared to pediatric patients, adolescents and young adults have not been receiving specialized, multidisciplinary, centralized care. In an ...

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Late toxicity in survivors from adolescent cancers

Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)

Nowadays three quarters of adolescents with cancer are cured but half of them experience a late toxic effect of antineoplastic therapy that interferes with their physical and psychosocial health. This review recapitulates ...

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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas in Greece according to the WHO classification of lymphoid neoplasms a retrospective analysis of 810 cases

Economopoulos, T.; Papageorgiou, S.; Dimopoulos, M. A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Tsatalas, C.; Symeonidis, A.; Foudoulakis, A.; Pectasides, Dimitrios; Rontogianni, D.; Rizos, E.; Chalkia, P.; Anagnostopoulos, A.; Melachrinou, M.; Papageorgiou, E.; Fountzilas, George (2005)

The purpose of this retrospective study, the largest unselected series in our country, was to illustrate the clinicopathological features of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) classified according to the World Health Organization ...

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Systemic treatment-induced gastrointestinal toxicity: Incidence, clinical presentation and management

Boussios, Stergios; Pentheroudakis, George; Katsanos, K.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2012)

The toxicity of cancer chemotherapy is among the most important factors limiting its use. Clear delineation and communication of benefits and risks is an essential component of treatment decisions. Gastrointestinal toxicity ...

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Towards a convenient way to practice Medical Oncology

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)

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Using adaptive networks to model and control drug delivery

Conway, J. Y.; Polycarpou, Marios M. (1996)