Good Samaritan Cancer Care Center Good Samaritan Hospital, San Jose, California

Objectives: Lymphedema of the arm is a devastating complication of breast carcinoma treatment. There is a lack of research on the risk factors and methods of preventing upper limb lymphedema after breast carcinoma treatment. The aims of the study are to identify the prevalence and risk factors for upper limb lymphedema in patients attending a tertiary cancer care center in India. Methods: 199 patients who attended the outpatient department of radiotherapy of IPGMER and SSKM, after undergoing surgical treatment for breast cancer between November 2014 to May 2016 were examined for the presence of lymphedema and its risk factors were analyzed. Lymphedema was defined as being present when there is an increase of >5% sum difference in the arm circumferences measured at different levels of both the upper limbs. Results: Of the 199 patients analyzed, 85 (42.7%) patients were found to have lymphedema. The prevalence of lymphedema was 25% in those who underwent surgery alone and 54% in those who underwent chest wall radiotherapy also. Locally advanced stage of the disease, body mass index >25 kg/m2, number of lymph nodes removed during surgery, and adjuvant radiotherapy were found to be significant risk factors for the development of lymphedema. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, we recommend weight reduction and more judicious axillary lymph node dissection and use of postoperative radiotherapy as methods to prevent breast cancer-associated lymphedema in the tertiary cancer care centers in India.

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INSIDE INDUSTRY

Asia-Pacific Biotech News ◽

10.1142/s021903031400086x ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 74-84

Keyword(s):

Orphan Drug ◽

Department Of Agriculture ◽

Integrated Healthcare ◽

Fully Integrated ◽

Manufacturing Facility ◽

Healthcare Market ◽

University Of Toronto ◽

Good Samaritan ◽

Women In Business ◽

Good Samaritan Hospital

Singapore's Khoo Teck Puat Hospital achieves HIMSS Analytics Stage 6. PSR-Agility wins second consecutive ROAR Award for “Best Orphan Drug CRO”. Ooredoo Myanmar maternity app “maymay” wins bronze at 2014 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Vietnam and IRRI jointly craft strategy to boost country's rice industry. Cognizant completes acquisition of TriZetto, creating a fully-integrated healthcare technology and operations leader. Teduglutide granted orphan drug designation in Japan. Murata joins Singapore's EcoCampus initiative. AbbVie acquires manufacturing facility in Singapore; further expands capabilities in Asia. Regen BioPharma acquires University of Toronto cancer stem cell intellectual property. Vetter opens office to support growing Asian healthcare market. Ceapro's research scientist, Bernhard Seifried, Ph.D., honored with Scientific Achievement & Innovation Award from BioAlberta. U.S. Department of Agriculture awards telemedicine grant to Good Samaritan Hospital. UCB and Daiichi Sankyo partner to bring treatment to people living with epilepsy in Japan. Amgen opens Next-Generation Biomanufacturing Facility in Singapore. Women dominate Rice Scientist awards.

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Response to the response by Lahbib et al. to “Identification of appropriate and potentially avoidable emergency department referrals in a tertiary cancer care center” by Duflos et al.

Supportive Care in Cancer ◽

10.1007/s00520-018-4207-0 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 26 (8) ◽

pp. 2497-2497

Author(s):

Claire Duflos ◽

Sami Antoun ◽

Philippe Loirat ◽

Mario DiPalma ◽

Etienne Minvielle

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Cancer Care ◽

Care Center

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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.49.1.155 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 155-159

Keyword(s):

San Francisco ◽

Reading Disabilities ◽

Medical Center ◽

Perinatal Care ◽

Guest Speaker ◽

Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽

Information Contact ◽

Good Samaritan ◽

Good Samaritan Hospital ◽

Hilton Hotel

Symposium on Reading Disabilities in Children: The Eye Section of the California Medical Association will sponsor an interdisciplinary symposium on "Reading Disabilities in Children," at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel, on Sunday, February 13, 1972. Dr. Arthur Keeney of Philadelphia is the invited guest speaker. The panel will comprise representatives of ophthalmology, pediatrics, child psychiatry, and education. For information contact Rush M. Blodget, Jr., M.D., Redding Ophthalmology Group, 1950 Court Street, Redding, California 96001. Obstetrics-Pediatrics Symposium : The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Good Samaritan Hospital, in cooperation with the same Department of Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, both of Phoenix, will present a symposium, "Newer Concepts in Delivery of Obstetrical and Perinatal Care," February 25-26, 1972.

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Home-Based Pediatric Cancer Care: Perspectives and Improvement Suggestions From Children, Family Caregivers, and Clinicians

JCO Oncology Practice ◽

10.1200/op.20.00958 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. OP.20.00958

Author(s):

Lindsay A. Jibb ◽

Julie Chartrand ◽

Tatenda Masama ◽

Donna L. Johnston

Keyword(s):

Family Caregivers ◽

Pediatric Cancer ◽

Cancer Care ◽

Care Center ◽

System Level ◽

Pediatric Care ◽

Children With Cancer ◽

Key Informants ◽

Home Based ◽

Home Based Care

PURPOSE: Although the hospital remains the dominant site for delivering most pediatric cancer care, home-based care is increasingly provided. To effectively deliver comprehensive, relevant, and acceptable care in children's homes, the voices of these key informants must be considered. We examined the views of children with cancer, their family caregivers, and clinicians on home-based cancer care to identify necessary strategies to improve the delivery of care. METHODS: Children with cancer, their family caregivers, and multiprofessional clinicians who provide care at a tertiary pediatric care center or in the community participated in audio-recorded, semistructured interviews in French and English. Interviews were conducted until data saturation in each participant group was achieved. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Thirteen children, 20 family caregivers, and 22 clinicians participated. Home-based care was endorsed as a means to improve child health-, family social- and financial-, and system-level outcomes. The success of a home-based model is built on care that addresses child and family informational, treatment and care, material, and psychosocial needs. Mechanisms to improve care include enhanced homecare agency-hospital-family communication, training for homecare nurses in pediatric cancer care, virtual solutions, and an expanded breadth of services provided in-home. Child-, family-, and system-related factors affect the delivery of optimal home-based care. CONCLUSION: Children, families, and clinicians value a model of pediatric cancer care that incorporates home-based services. The insights of these key informants should be reflected in the principles that become the basis of home-based cancer care best practices.

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