Staying Current with Journal Publications in Supportive Care   
January 2008 

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Fatigue
 Use of a Single-Item Screening Tool to Detect Clinically Significant Fatigue, Pain, Distress, and Anorexia in Ambulatory Cancer Practice

 General Oncology

 Infection
Measuring health-related quality of life and neutropenia-specific concerns among older adults undergoing chemotherapy: validation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Neutropenia (FACT-N)
Lynne I. Wagner, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Beiying Ding, Jennifer Malin, Amy Peterman, Elizabeth Calhoun, David Cella
Supportive Care In Cancer, Volume 16 Number 1, pp 47-56

 Hydrocortisone Therapy for Patients with Septic Shock
C.L. Sprung and Others
The New England Journal of Medicine, January 10, 2008 , Vol 358, No. 2

Mucositis
 Guidelines for the assessment of oral mucositis in adult chemotherapy, radiotherapy and haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
Barry Quinn, Carin M.J. Potting, Rebecca Stone, Nicole M.A. Blijlevens, Monica Fliedner, Anita Margulies and Lena Sharp
European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 44, Iss. 1, 2008, Pages 61-72

Healthcare Economics
 Modeling the Cost Effectiveness of Secondary Febrile Neutropenia Prophylaxis During Standard-Dose Chemotherapy Johanna N.H. Timmer-Bonte, Eddy M.M. Adang, Evelien Termeer, Johan L. Severens, and Vivianne C.G. Tjan-Heijnen
J Clin Oncol 26:290-296, 2008

Pain Management 
 Amitriptyline in the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Symptoms
Anna-Liisa Kautio, Maija Haanpää, Tiina Saarto and Eija Kalso
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 35, Iss. 1, 2008, Pages 31-39

 Opioid-Induced Bowel Dysfunction (Review Article)
Jay Thomas
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 35, Iss. 1, 2008, Pages 103-113

 Predictors and Consequences of Multiple Persistent Postmastectomy Pains
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 35, Iss. 1, 2008, Pages 619-627
Ian Kudel, Robert R. Edwards, Sharon Kozachik, Brian M. Block, Shefali Agarwal, Leslie J. Heinberg, Jennifer Haythornthwaite and Srinivasa N. Raja
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 34, Iss. 6, 2007

 What Patients with Cancer Want to Know About Pain: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 35, Iss. 2, 2008, Pages 177-187
Jacqueline L. Bender, Joanne Hohenadel, Jennifer Wong, Joel Katz, Lorraine E. Ferris, Cindy Shobbrook, David Warr and Alejandro R. Jadad

 Assessing pants’ satisfaction and intensity of pain as outcomes in the management of cancer-related pain
Vassiliki Panteli and Evangelia Patistea
European Journal of Oncology Nursing
Vol 11, Issue 5, December 2007, Pages 424-433

Patient and Professional Education
 Smoking Cessation (JAMA Patient Page)
Erin Brender; Cassio Lynm; Richard M. Glass
JAMA 2007;298 2700

 Needs of developing the skills of palliative care at the oncology ward
E. Salminen, K. E. Clemens, K. Syrjänen and H. Salmenoja
Supportive Care In Cancer Volume 16 Number 1, pp 3-8

Pediatric
 Validity and Reliability of a New Instrument to Measure Cancer-Related Fatigue in Adolescents
Pages 607-618
Pamela S. Hinds, Marilyn Hockenberry, Xin Tong, Shesh N. Rai, Jamie S. Gattuso, Kathleen McCarthy, Ching-Hon Pui and Deo Kumar Srivastava
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 34, Iss. 6, 2007

Psychosocial
 The Phenomenology and Screening of Clinical Depression in Cancer Patients
Derek R. Hopko, John L. Bell, Maria E. A. Armento, Sarah M. C. Robertson, Melissa K. Hunt, Nicole J. Wolf, Christine Mullane
Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Volume 26, Issue 1, 2008 , Pp 31-51

 Prevalence of aspects of distress, coping, support and care among adolescents and young adults undergoing and being off cancer treatment
Pages 400-408
Karin Enskär and Louise von Essen
European Journal of Oncology Nursing, Vol 11, Issue 5, December 2007

 Psychosocial Factors in Lung Cancer: Quality of Life, Economic Impact, and Survivorship Implications
Timothy Pearman
Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Volume 26, Issue 1, 2008 , Pp 69 - 80

 Depression and cancer: An unexplored and unresolved emergent issue in elderly patients
Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, Volume 65, Issue 2, February 2008, Pages 143-155
Ilaria Spoletini, Walter Gianni, Lazzaro Repetto, Pietro Bria, Carlo Caltagirone, Paola Bossù and Gianfranco Spalletta

Quality of Life
 Validation of Single-Item Linear Analog Scale Assessment of Quality of Life in Neuro-Oncology Patients
Pages 628-638
Dona E.C. Locke, Paul A. Decker, Jeff A. Sloan, Paul D. Brown, James F. Malec, Matthew M. Clark, Teresa A. Rummans, Karla V. Ballman, Paul L. Schaefer and Jan C. Buckner
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Vol. 34, Iss. 6, 2007

 Predictors of Early Postoperative Quality of Life after Elective Resection for Colorectal Cancer
A. Sharma, D. M. Sharp, L. G. Walker, and J. R. T. Monson
Ann Surg Oncol 2007;14 3435-3442

 Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life Consequences From Primary Treatment for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
Seminars in Radiation Oncology, Vol. 18, Iss. 1, 2008 Pages 67-72
Savita V. Dandapani and Martin G. Sanda

 Quality of Life and Survival in the 2 Years After Surgery for Non–Small-Cell Lung CancerPatricia M. Kenny, Madeleine T. King, Rosalie C. Viney, Michael J. Boyer, Christine A. Pollicino, Jocelyn M. McLean, Michael J. Fulham, and Brian C. McCaughan
J Clin Oncol 26:233-241, 2008

Rehabilitation and Survivorship
 Determinants of adherence to exercise in women treated for breast cancer
Amanda J. Daley, Helen Crank, Nanette Mutrie, John M. Saxton and Robert Coleman
European Journal of Oncology Nursing, Vol 11, Issue 5, December 2007, Pages 392-399

 Long-term survivors of adult cancers and uptake of primary health services: A systematic review
Nada F. Khan, Alison Ward, Eila Watson, Joan Austoker and Peter W. Rose
European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 44, Iss. 2, 2008, Pages 195-204