Cancer-related fatigue and sleep deficiency in cancer care continuum: concepts, assessment, clusters, and management

A Charalambous, AM Berger, E Matthews… - Supportive Care in …, 2019 - Springer
Throughout the cancer continuum, patients are faced with the cancer-and treatment-related
side effects that can have a negative impact on their overall quality of life. Cancer-related …

Prospective, randomized, controlled trial of parathyroidectomy versus observation in patients with “asymptomatic” primary hyperparathyroidism

ND Perrier, D Balachandran, JS Wefel, C Jimenez… - Surgery, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Disruptions in cognitive function have been described in the constellation
of symptoms associated with “asymptomatic” primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). The aim …

Quality-adjusted survival following treatment of malignant pleural effusions with indwelling pleural catheters

DE Ost, CA Jimenez, X Lei, SB Cantor, HB Grosu… - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are a frequent cause of dyspnea in patients
with cancer. Although indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) have been used since 1997, there …

Association between daytime activity, fatigue, sleep, anxiety, depression, and symptom burden in advanced cancer patients: a preliminary report

S Yennurajalingam, S Tayjasanant… - Journal of palliative …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Background: There is limited research in advanced cancer patients (ACP) regarding
association between objectively measured daytime activity and sleep (as measured by …

Patient-reported sleep disturbance in advanced cancer: frequency, predictors and screening performance of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System sleep item

S Yennurajalingam, D Balachandran… - BMJ supportive & …, 2017 - spcare.bmj.com
Aims Sleep Disturbance (SD) is a severe debilitating symptom in advanced cancer patients
(ACP). However, routine screening of SD is uncommon. The primary aim of this study was to …

Incorporation of a decorin biomimetic enhances the mechanical properties of electrochemically aligned collagen threads

V Kishore, JE Paderi, A Akkus, KM Smith… - Acta biomaterialia, 2011 - Elsevier
Orientational anisotropy of collagen molecules is integral to the mechanical strength of
collagen-rich tissues. We have previously reported a novel methodology to synthesize …

Sleep disturbance in patients with cancer: a feasibility study of multimodal therapy

S Yennurajalingam, C Carmack… - BMJ supportive & …, 2021 - spcare.bmj.com
Background Our aim was to determine feasibility and effect sizes of bright light therapy
(BLT), melatonin (MLT), methylphenidate (MP) and eight combinations (BLT+ MLT+ MP …

[HTML][HTML] Fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia: Don't forget Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

C Gutierrez, E Pravinkumar, D Balachandran… - … medicine case reports, 2016 - Elsevier
We present a case of fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia secondary to Stenotrophomonas
maltophilia in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia. S. maltophilia is commonly a non …

Adhesion of dry nano-coated microparticles to stainless steel: A physical interpretation

DK Balachandran, LJ Jallo, RN Davé, SP Beaudoin - Powder technology, 2012 - Elsevier
During the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, it is desirable to modify the surface of powder
particles to alter their adhesion characteristics without changing their dissolution rates or …

SEMATECH produces defect-free EUV mask blanks: defect yield and immediate challenges

AO Antohe, D Balachandran, L He… - Extreme Ultraviolet …, 2015 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Availability of defect-free reflective mask has been one of the most critical challenges to
extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL). To mitigate the risk, significant progress has been …