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UICC World Cancer Congress 2006

Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge into Action

July 8-12, 2006, Washington, DC, USA



Monday, 10 July 2006: 12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Exhibit Hall D (Convention Center)
Cancer Supportive Care
Support for Breast Cancer Patients Requires a Collective Effort: Put Knowledge into Practice
Eugeny V. Demin (Russia)
Measurement of Quality of Life of Indian Lung Cancer Patients
Digambar Behera (India), Saroj Sharma (India), S.K. Jindal (India), S.K. Verma (India)
Translation and Validation Study of the Eortc Quality of Life Questionnaire (Qlq) - C30 and Qlq-Br23 in Breast Cancer Patients in Ibadan, Nigeria
MUDASIRU SALAMI (Nigeria)
Social Support Expectations of Oral Cancer Patients
Sushma Chaudhry (India)
Improved Quality of Life Amongst Cervical Cancer Survivors by Proper Sexual Advice and Using Vaginal Dilators
Aloke Ghosh Dastidar, Anjana Ghoshdastidar (India), Subrata Saha (India)
The Quality of Life of Cancer Patients with Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage
Rungtip Udomvisatsun (Thailand), Temsak Phungrassmi (Thailand), Kittikorn Nilmanat (Thailand)
Conjugal Activity among Post Radiation Patients of Carcinoma Cervix- a Cross Sectional Study
Bachina Nageswar Rao (Iraq)
Influences of Perceived Family Hardiness and Duration of Caregiving, and Physical Health and Depression of Patients, on Subjective Burden of Caregivers of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
Sutisa Tamtup (Thailand)
Experiences in Using Dhamma and Meditation of Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
Angsuma Aphichato (Thailand)
Breaking Bad News to Cancer Patients in Russia: Are We Ready to Tell the Truth
Elena Yu. Malysheva (Russia), Oksana N. Tolmatchyova (Russia), Elena S. Vvedenskaya (Russia)
Cancer Survivors: to Work or Not to Work?
Galina Kuznecova (Latvia), Sergejs Kuznecovs (Latvia), Ivans Kuznecovs (Latvia)
Volunteers Training Programme
VIMAL KAMATH (India)
Psychological Distress among Patients at a Romanian Oncology Clinic
Coralia Maria Mirsu Paun (Romania), Dana Lucia Stanculeanu (Romania), Anca Mirsu-Paun (USA), Laurentia N. Minea (Romania)
Psychological Issues Faced by Cancer Patients after Amputation
MRUNAL S. MARATHE (India), DR. MARYANN MUCKADEN (India)
Importance of Counseling in Indian Cancer Patients
Suman Jaju (India), Sanjoy Kumar Pal (India), Saroj K. Mishra (India)
E-Teaching in Palliative Care: Preliminary Results of a Pilot Project
Roberto Wenk (Argentina), Sofía Bunge (Argentina), Clara Cullen (Argentina), Mariela Bertolino (Argentina), Liliana DeLima (USA)
Attitudes, Perceptions and Family coping in Pediatric Cancer: A Comparative Study of Children with Juvenile Diabetes and Normal Controls
V. Eapen (United Arab Emirates)
Infertility Related Information Needs of Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma Survivors
Camille T.C. Hammond (USA), Diana Jeffery (USA), Keith Bellizzi (USA), Beckjord Ellen (USA), Neeraj Arora (USA)
Work loss and return to work after a cancer diagnosis in Koreans – a prospective cohort study
Kui Son Choi (South Korea), Eun Cheol Park (South Korea), Jin-Hwa Lim (South Korea), Min Kyung Lim (South Korea), Myung Il Hahm (South Korea), Jae Gahb Park (South Korea)
Building collaborations to address quality of life issues in post-transplant patients
Kari J. Bailey (USA)
What happens to patients who call a Cancer Helpline service?
Suzi M. Grogan (Australia), Vicki White (Australia), Belinda Chuah (Australia)
Enhancing Supportive Care Services on a Cancer Helpline
Paula Vallentine (Australia), Laura Jakob (Australia), Gillian Batt (Australia)
A Cancer Counselling Service - What does the consumer want?
Ellen T. Kerrins (Australia), Margret Ryan (Australia), Liz Abell (Australia)
Living with cancer: Experience from a population-based study of breast cancer survivors five years after diagnosis
Volker Arndt (Germany), Christa Stegmaier (Germany), Hartwig Ziegler (Germany), Hermann Brenner (Germany)
Knowledge and Use of Health Related Quality of Life (QOL) Assessment Tools by NJ Oncologists and Oncology Nurses
Ann Marie Hill (USA), Wendy Budin (USA), Nancy Chiocchi (USA), Kerry Hennessy (USA), Dona Schneider (USA)
A Survey of Community Based Cancer Peer Support Group Services in Ontario: Extent of Utilization by Older Adults
Nancy J.M. Pearce (Canada), H. Sharon Campbell (Canada), A.M. Myers (Canada)
Systemic barriers to psychosocial support: the experience of Chinese cancer patients
Maria C. Barroetavena (Canada)
Familial Testicular Cancer- Survivors and Family Interest in Genetic Testing
June A. Peters (USA), Susan Vadaparampil (USA), Joan Kramer (USA), Richard P. Moser (USA), Lori Peterson-Court (USA), Jennifer Loud (USA), Mark H. Greene (USA)
Breast Cancer: What makes a vulnerable family?
Maggie Watson (United Kingdom)
Meaning Making Processes and Adjustment to Cancer Survivorship
Crystal L. Park (USA), Thomas O. Blank (USA), Juliane R. Fenster (USA)
Coping Through Knowing - A Psycho-Educative Programme for Men with Prostate Cancer
Ursula M. Courtney (Ireland)
Psychosocial Beliefs among African American Prostate Cancer Survivors
Randy A. Jones (USA), Ann Gill Taylor (USA), Cheryl Bourguignon (USA), Richard Steeves (USA), Gertrude Fraser (USA), Marguerite Lippert (USA), Dan Theodorescu (USA), Holly Matthews, Kerry Kilbridge
Breast self-exam as a form of self-care in mastectomized women
Flavia Azevedo GOMES (Brazil), Fernanda Mateus Queiroz (Brazil), Ana Maria Almeida (Brazil), Maria Antonieta Prado (Brazil), Marislei Panobianco (Brazil)
Knowledge of Testicular Cancer, Risk Perception, and Cancer Fatalism among African American College Men: An Exploratory Study
Barbara Powe (USA), Louie Ross (USA), Donoria Wilkerson (USA), Patrice Brooks (USA)
How do Men with Prostate Cancer Self-Identify and do these Labels Influence their Quality of Life?
Keith Bellizzi (USA), Thomas O. Blank (USA)
Quality of Life in Ovarian Cancer Survivors - A Research Review
Julie A. Ponto (USA)
Look Good Feel Better Workshops: "A Big Lift" for Women with Cancer
Linda R. Taggart (Canada), Laura Ozolins (Canada), Heather Hardie (Canada), Zain Haji (Canada), Joyce Nyhof-Young (Canada)
Supporting a “Courageous Journey”: Development of a Story-Based Patient-Education Resource on Testicular Malignancies
Brian Kim (Canada), Patrick Gooi (Canada), Karen Verbeeten (Canada), Hema Abeygunawardena (Canada), Jeremy Sturgeon (Canada), Scott Bishop (Canada), Joyce Nyhof-Young (Canada)
The Need for Holistic Rehabilitation Program and Facilities for Cancer Patients and their Families, in Developing Countries
Manju Gupta Sr. (India)
The Look Good Feel Better Workshop - A Supportive Care Program for Women with Cancer
Ying Leng Chow (Singapore), Emily Ang (Singapore)
Steps Towards Dissemination: Working with Community Partners To Promote Cancer Recovery
Bernardine M. Pinto (USA), Carolyn Rabin (USA), Susan Abdow (USA)
Constructing an Evidence-Based Patient Education Resource for Patients with Brain Metastases and their Caregivers
Dawn M. Ng (Canada), Jacqueline Sze (Canada), Stephen Marisette (Canada), Diane Williams (Canada), Andrea Bezjak (Canada), Rebecca Wong (Canada), Joyce Nyhof-Young (Canada)
Coping strategies, quality of life and breast cancer survivorship: a population-based study five years after diagnosis
Volker Arndt (Germany), Christa Stegmaier (Germany), Hartwig Ziegler (Germany), Hermann Brenner (Germany)
Is the Setting a Teamwork Factor?
Bercovitch Michaela (Israel), Adunsky Abraham (Israel)
Patient Empowerment Through Active Participation in a Mind-Body Skills Group
Kathleen M. Graham (USA), Marlene A. Runyon (USA)
The Family Conference in Cancer: A Systematic Review
Mellar P. Davis (USA), Ruth Powazki (USA), Declan Walsh (USA)
Empowering breast cancer survivors through education
Maja B. Regehr (Canada), Joyce Nyhof-Young (Canada), Scott Secord (Canada), Audrey Jusko Friedman (Canada), Pamela Catton (Canada)
From Take off to Landing: What Support Student Nurses Give During The Cancer Journey
Nagwa Elkateb (Egypt)
Changes in Internet Utilization by Cancer Patients in the Veteran's Administration (VA) Hospital Setting
Carolyn Vachani (USA), Margaret K. Hampshire (USA), Richard W. Whittington (USA), Anil Vachani (USA), James M. Metz (USA)
The Experiences of Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Margaret I. Fitch (Canada)
Development of a Self – Support System for Patients and Caregivers
Viji Venkatesh (USA)
Seeking Survival: A Conceptual Model on Prostate Cancer Literacy Trajectory and Insights for Oncology Nurses' Practice
Margareth S. Zanchetta (Canada), Carolyn Kirkwood (Canada), Shari Moura (Canada)

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