Head and neck cancer patients often undergo a demanding treatment schedule requiring
radiation and chemotherapy. Adherence to these treatment schedules is affected by several …

Purpose Psychosocial distress is common among cancer patients in general, but those
undergoing radiotherapy may face specific challenges. Therefore, we investigated the …

Appointment scheduling is critical to increasing resource utilization and operational
performance in various industry domains, especially healthcare. Costs to care for several …

This study analyzed the defensive functioning and profile of nine breast cancer women and
identifies the differences from other cancer patients (N0) in the way they deal with internal …

Objective To improve allocation of psychosocial care and to provide patient‐oriented
support offers, identification of determinants of elevated distress is needed. So far, there is a …

Purpose There are little data quantifying the psychosocial needs of patients with cancer
undergoing definitive radiation therapy. These needs significantly affect patients' access to …

Background/Aim: Patients who receive radiotherapy (RT) may experience significant
distress. This study investigated distress scores during RT for a variety of malignancies …

Background Psychosocial distress is a chronic burden for cancer survivors, which impacts
both their quality of life and their oncologic prognosis. Although the national cancer …

Treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has a detrimental impact
on patient quality of life. The rate of recognized distress/depression among HNSCC patients …

Background/Aim: When assigned to radiotherapy (RT), elderly patients may experience
distress. We investigated distress during RT and potential risk factors in these patients …