This systematic review aims to get insight into the feasibility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in patients with cancer prior to a physical exercise programme. We will focus on quality (defined as the adherence to international guidelines for methods of CPET) and safety of CPET. Furthermore, …

Doelstelling: Dit literatuuronderzoek moet meer duidelijkheid geven over de effecten op de bijwerking van kanker wanneer tijdens de behandeling van kanker gestart wordt met trainen. Vraagstelling: Wat is het effect van beweging tijdens chemotherapie op de bijwerkingen van chemotherapie bij volwassen …

Inleiding: Borstkanker is in Nederland de meest voorkomende vorm van kanker bij vrouwen. Als gevolg van de behandeling van borstkanker kan secundair lymfoedeem in de arm ontstaan. Manuele lymfedrainage (MLD) is hiervoor een conservatieve behandelvorm die door fysiotherapeuten wordt uitgevoerd. Er werd …

We tested the effects on problem-solving, anxiety and depression of 12-week group-based self-management cancer rehabilitation, combining comprehensive physical training (PT) and cognitive-behavioural problem-solving training (CBT), compared with PT. We expected that PT + CBT would outperform PT in improvements …

Background: Drug resistance is a major problem in ovarian cancer. Triggering apoptosis using death ligands such as tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) might overcome chemoresistance. Methods: We investigated whether acquired cisplatin resistance affects sensitivity to recombinant …

This longitudinal study has examined the associations between perceived supportive and unsupportive spousal behavior and changes in distress in couples coping with cancer. We tested whether people relatively low in their sense of personal control were more responsive to spousal supportive and unsupportive …

To examine to what extent the concept and the domains of participation as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) are represented in general cancer-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments. Using the ICF linking rules, two coders independently …

Aanleiding Kanker is na hart- en vaatziekten de tweede doodsoorzaak in Nederland. Kanker en de behandeling hiervan hebben een tal van negatieve bijwerkingen. Vermoeidheid is de meestvoorkomende bijwerking van de kankerpopulatie na chemotherapie en heeft een grote invloed op kwaliteit van leven. Het is …

This report was written in order to find out if the current and previous implemented smoking bans have had effect on the smoking behaviour of Dutch citizens and the citizens of the state of California and to see to what extent they had effect. In order to find out what the effects were of the smoking …

Purpose: to find parameters that predict which head and neck patients benefit from a sequentially delivered boost treatment plan compared to a simultaneously deliverd plan, with the aim to spare the salivary glands.