Maintaining or increasing physical activity (PA) may prevent loss of muscle mass and strength after completion of head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment. However, the exercise level of HNC patients may not meet PA guidelines. We aimed to explore HNC survivors' views on PA, their report of PA, and to compare …

BACKGROUND: The survival rates for patients with advanced cancer have increased over time. Many patients experience symptoms and functional limitations that impair activities of daily living and limit quality of life. A number of these health problems are amenable to physical therapist treatment. However, …

Voor de stadiëring van een prostaatcarcinoom wordt gebruik gemaakt van beeldvormend onderzoek, waaronder nucleair geneeskundig onderzoek als PET/CT of een whole body skeletscintigrafie. Doel van het onderzoek is het maken van een inschatting welke techniek (Ga68-PSMA PET/CT of F18-Choline PET/CT) effectiever …

Background Skull metastases are rare, they can eventually cause pain, and can invade the brain. Viscum album extracts (VAEs) are used as an adjuvant treatment in cancer. Methods and Results A 68‐year‐old patient with rectal cancer presented with lung metastases, and metastases to multiple bone sites, …

The thesis project was devoted to a differentiation of different types of cancer cells checking the effectiveness of the novel anti-leukemia chemicals and exploring whether the best anti-leukemia targets also target bone cancers. The research question of this project is as follows: “How leukemia and …

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are widely used in the treatment of osteolytic bone disease associated with multiple myeloma, and have been demonstrated to exert antitumor effects both in vitro and in vivo. However, the precise molecular mechanisms involved in the direct antitumor effects of BPs in vitro are not …