In Europe, 71 murders resulting in the death of transgendered persons were reported
between 2008 and 2013, 20 of which perpetrated in Italy, the second highest rate in Europe …

The rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in Italy, in particular in the Milan
focal point, required drastic measures and led to panic in the population. While in our center …

Radiotherapy is the only treatment definitely indicated for diffuse pontine gliomas (DIPG).
Findings on the role of EGFR signaling in the onset of childhood DIPG prompted the use of …

Aims and background This literature review investigates the potential contribution of the
pastoral care provided in hospitals by hospital chaplains, as part of an integrated view of …

Cognitive and psychological disorders are among the most frequently observed sequelae in
brain tumor survivors. The goal of this work was to verify the presence of these disorders in a …

Purpose: Video-sharing sites have become increasingly important in recent years in
providing information and orienting people's decisions relating to their health. Adolescents …

Background The potential impact of diagnostic delays on patients' outcomes is a debated
issue in pediatric oncology and discordant results have been published so far. We attempted …

Teenagers with cancer are special patients with unique and complex needs. 1 Cancer at this
age is particularly disruptive because adolescents must come to terms with a body that hurts …

Objective The COVID‐19 pandemic seems to be developing into a planetary‐scale mental
health experiment, undermining the foundations of our being human, obliging us to keep …

Aims and background Hope is crucial for patients with cancer. We explored the determinants
of hope in patients with cancer using a questionnaire administered over the course of 1 day …