Blar i Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie på tidsskrift "Acta Oncologica"
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Changes in fatigue, health-related quality of life and physical activity after a one-week educational program for cancer survivors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Rehabilitation aims to improve function, but the effects of different programs are not clear. The aims of the present study were to: (1) compare the level of fatigue and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) ... -
Continuous development of colorectal cancer screening programs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs are far from perfect. Many crucial questions remain, yet expensive CRC screening services are implemented throughout the world without a plan on how to evaluate and improve the ... -
Overall survival after initial radiotherapy for brain metastases; a population based study of 2140 patients with non-small cell lung cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Brain metastases (BM) occur in about 30% of all patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). BM treatment guidelines recommend more frequent use of stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). Overall, studies report ... -
Perceived needs for different components in a rehabilitation program among cancer survivors with chronic fatigue compared to survivors without chronic fatigue
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Knowledge about the user’ needs is important to develop targeted rehabilitation for cancer patients with chronic fatigue (CF). The aims of the study were to examine prevalence of CF in cancer survivors attending ... -
Pneumonitis and fibrosis after breast cancer radiotherapy: occurrence and treatment-related predictors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Radiation pneumonitis (RP) and radiation fibrosis (RF) are common side effects after breast cancer (BC) radiotherapy (RT). However, there is a great variation in the frequency of RP and RF. This study presents ... -
Re-irradiation for recurrent rectal cancer – a single-center experience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: There is no clear consensus on the use of re-irradiation (reRT) in the management of locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC). The aim of the present study was to investigate all reRT administered for rectal ... -
Second cancers in radically treated Norwegian prostate cancer patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction: The aim of this registry-based cohort study was to estimate second cancer (SC) risk following radical prostate cancer (PC) treatment and evaluate if the risk was influenced by radiotherapy. Materials and ... -
Sexual functioning, sexual enjoyment, and body image in Norwegian breast cancer survivors: a 12-year longitudinal follow-up study and comparison with the general female population
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Given the scarcity of evidence concerning the long-term sexual health of breast cancer (BC) survivors (BC-Pop), we aimed to assess how BC treatments affect short- and long-term sexual functioning, sexual ... -
Surgery for brain metastases – real-world prognostic factors’ association with survival
(Journal article, 2021)Background Surgical resection of brain metastases (BM) improves overall survival (OS) in selected patients. Selecting those patients likely to benefit from surgery is challenging. The Graded Prognostic Assessment (GPA) ... -
Thyroid hypofunction in aging testicular cancer survivors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose Thyroid hypofunction is a late effect observed in several groups of cancer survivors, but has to date not been evaluated in-depth in testicular cancer survivors (TCSs). We investigated the prevalence of thyroid ...