Medical and pediatric oncology
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Med. Pediatr. Oncol. · Apr 2002
Review Case ReportsPredilection of retinoblastoma metastases for the mandible.
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Med. Pediatr. Oncol. · Apr 2001
Review Multicenter StudyLong-acting morphine for pain control in paediatric oncology.
Guidelines for treatment of paediatric cancer pain recommend the usage of long-acting morphine. However, published paediatric experience with this drug is restricted to 147 children not systematically evaluated, and thus insufficient. We aimed to systematically analyse the age-dependent effects and adverse effects of long-acting morphine in paediatric cancer patients. ⋯ In paediatric haematology/oncology, pain control by oral long-acting morphine proved to be safe and effective even in the very young patients. The pharmacological properties of long-acting morphine are ideally suited for paediatric use, combining efficacy and compatibility.
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Med. Pediatr. Oncol. · Jul 1999
ReviewPsychosocial aspects of infertility and decisions about reproduction in young cancer survivors: a review.
Several types of cancer treatment interfere with male and female fertility or can complicate pregnancy. Rates of birth defects and cancer have also been studied in the offspring of cancer survivors. Little is known, however, about the impact of a history of cancer on survivors' attitudes, anxieties, and choices about having children of their own. ⋯ Research on the emotional aspects of infertility after cancer and on the factors that influence survivors' decisions about having children assumes increasing importance with the growth in number of survivors of reproductive age.