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 F1000 Most Recommended Articles

 

 

 Here are the top 20 papers on psychosocial oncology topics, as selected by F1000

 

1

Exceptional
F1000 Factor 9.0


New Finding
 

 A psychoeducational intervention for sexual dysfunction in women with gynecologic cancer.
Brotto LA, Heiman JR, …, Tamimi H, Van Blaricom A
Arch Sex Behav 2008 Apr 37(2):317-29 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Rachel Needle and Stanley Althof
Evaluated 16 Oct 2008
 

  2

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.9


Confirmation
Hypothesis
New Finding
 

 Anesthetic technique for radical prostatectomy surgery affects cancer recurrence: a retrospective analysis.
Biki B, Mascha E, …, Sessler DI, Buggy DJ
Anesthesiology 2008 Aug 109(2):180-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Patrice Forget and Marc De Kock / Rigaud Marcel and Andreas Sandner-Kiesling / Girish Joshi / Valerie Billard / Brendan Finucane / John Laffey
First evaluation 15 Aug 2008 | Latest evaluation 3 Nov 2008
 

  3

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.4


Confirmation
Hypothesis
 

 Ectopic endometrium in human foetuses is a common event and sustains the theory of mόllerianosis in the pathogenesis of endometriosis, a disease that predisposes to cancer.
Signorile PG, Baldi F, …, De Falco M, Baldi A
J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2009 28:49 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
 
Selected by | A Cem Iyibozkurt and Erkut Attar / Dan I Lebovic
Dissenters | Lone Hummelshoj
First evaluation 27 May 2009 | Latest evaluation 5 Aug 2009
 

  4

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


Hypothesis
New Finding
 

 Distress in older patients with cancer.
Hurria A, Li D, …, Lachs M, Kelly E
J Clin Oncol 2009 Sep 10 27(26):4346-51 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Margaret Seaver and Supriya Mohile
Evaluated 19 Oct 2009
 

  5

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


Confirmation
New Finding
 

 Providing research results to participants: attitudes and needs of adolescents and parents of children with cancer.
Fernandez CV, Gao J, …, Weijer C, Kodish E
J Clin Oncol 2009 Feb 20 27(6):878-83 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Christina Ullrich and Joanne Wolfe
Evaluated 2 Apr 2009
 

  6

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


Confirmation
 

 Depression in family caregivers of cancer patients: the feeling of burden as a predictor of depression.
Rhee YS, Yun YH, …, Lee YO, Kim NS
J Clin Oncol 2008 Dec 20 26(36):5890-5 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Lazzaro Repetto
Evaluated 9 Mar 2009
 

  7

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


Confirmation
New Finding
 

 Is pain intensity a predictor of the complexity of cancer pain management?
Fainsinger RL, Fairchild A, …, Lowe S, Hanson J
J Clin Oncol 2009 Feb 1 27(4):585-90 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Florian Strasser
Evaluated 25 Feb 2009
 

  8

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


Confirmation
New Finding
 

 Massage therapy versus simple touch to improve pain and mood in patients with advanced cancer: a randomized trial.
Kutner JS, Smith MC, …, Bryant LL, Fairclough DL
Ann Intern Med 2008 Sep 16 149(6):369-79 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [order article]
 
Selected by | Marcin Chwistek
Evaluated 9 Oct 2008
 

  9

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


New Finding
 

 Management of depression for people with cancer (SMaRT oncology 1): a randomised trial.
Strong V, Waters R, …, Walker A, Sharpe M
Lancet 2008 Jul 5 372(9632):40-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Asok Antony
Evaluated 10 Sep 2008
 

  10

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0
Articles that inform your practice or change your way of thinking   Changes
Clinical Practice


Confirmation
 

 Are one or two simple questions sufficient to detect depression in cancer and palliative care? A Bayesian meta-analysis.
Mitchell AJ
Br J Cancer 2008 Jun 17 98(12):1934-43 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Michael Fisch
Evaluated 25 Jun 2008
 

  11

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


Confirmation
 

 Patterns of Diagnosis for Colorectal Cancer: Screening Detected vs. Symptomatic Presentation.
Smiljanic S, Gill S
Dis Colon Rectum 2008 May 51(5):573-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Dawn Wietfeldt and Imran Hassan
Evaluated 5 Jun 2008
 

  12

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


Confirmation
 

 Malignancy and cancer treatment-related hair and nail changes.
Hinds G, Thomas VD
Dermatol Clin 2008 Jan 26(1):59-68, viii [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Bianca Maria Piraccini
Evaluated 27 Feb 2008
 

  13

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


Confirmation
 

 Diet, physical activity and cognitive impairment among elders: the EPIC-Greece cohort (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition).
Psaltopoulou T, Kyrozis A, …, Vassilopoulos D, Trichopoulou A
Public Health Nutr 2008 Jan 21 1-9 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text]
 
Selected by | Lazzaro Repetto
Evaluated 31 Jan 2008
 

  14

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


New Finding
Controversial
 

 Suicidal ideation and attempts in adult survivors of childhood cancer.
Recklitis CJ, Lockwood RA, Rothwell MA, Diller LR
J Clin Oncol 2006 Aug 20 24(24):3852-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Melissa Hudson
Evaluated 12 Oct 2006
 

  15

Must Read
F1000 Factor 6.0


New Finding
 

 Patient-reported symptoms and quality of life during treatment with tamoxifen or raloxifene for breast cancer prevention: the NSABP Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) P-2 trial.
Land SR, Wickerham DL, …, Wolmark N, Ganz PA
JAMA 2006 Jun 21 295(23):2742-51 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
 
Selected by | Gilberto Schwartsmann
Evaluated 23 Jun 2006
 

  16

Must Read
F1000 Factor 4.9
Articles that inform your practice or change your way of thinking   Changes
Clinical Practice


Confirmation
New Finding
 

 Cancer and the risk of suicide in older americans.
Miller M, Mogun H, …, Hempstead K, Solomon DH
J Clin Oncol 2008 Oct 10 26(29):4720-4 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Elizabeth Gore / Lodovico Balducci / Mellar Davis
First evaluation 21 Aug 2008 | Latest evaluation 17 Nov 2008
 

  17

Must Read
F1000 Factor 4.8


Confirmation
New Finding
 

 Missed opportunities for interval empathy in lung cancer communication.
Morse DS, Edwardsen EA, Gordon HS
Arch Intern Med 2008 Sep 22 168(17):1853-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Toby Campbell / Mellar Davis
First evaluation 16 Oct 2008 | Latest evaluation 18 Nov 2008
 

  18

Must Read
F1000 Factor 4.8


Confirmation
New Finding
 

 CYP2D6 genotype, antidepressant use, and tamoxifen metabolism during adjuvant breast cancer treatment.
Jin Y, Desta Z, …, Hayes DF, Flockhart DA
J Natl Cancer Inst 2005 Jan 5 97(1):30-9 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
 
Selected by | Robert Casper / Michael Fisch
First evaluation 21 Feb 2006 | Latest evaluation 24 Nov 2006
 

  19

Recommended
F1000 Factor 3.0


New Finding
 

 Psychological status in childhood cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Zeltzer LK, Recklitis C, …, Lu Q, Krull K
J Clin Oncol 2009 May 10 27(14):2396-404 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
 
Selected by | Christina Ullrich and Joanne Wolfe
Evaluated 12 Jun 2009
 

  20

Recommended
F1000 Factor 3.0


Confirmation
 

 Negative emotions in cancer care: Do oncologists' responses depend on severity and type of emotion?
Kennifer SL, Alexander SC, …, Arnold RM, Tulsky JA
Patient Educ Couns 2008 Nov 26 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text]
 
Selected by | Marcin Chwistek
Evaluated 5 Mar 2009
 

 

 

 

  
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Psycho-oncology.Info

C/O Depart of Cancer & Molecular Medicine

Leicester Royal Infirmary & University of Leicester

Leicester LE5 1WW

Alex Mitchell, Consultant in Psycho-oncology ajm80@le.ac.uk

Chris Coggan, Senior Nurse Practitioner in Psycho-oncology  chris.coggan@leicspart.nhs.uk

Sue Todd,   Nurse Practitioner in Psycho-oncology  sue.todd@leicspart.nhs.uk

Julia Middleton, Associate Specialist in Psychiatry  julia.middleton@leicspart.nhs.uk