Colorectal cancer in Taiwan: A case‐control retrospective analysis of the impact of a case management programme on refusal and discontinuation of treatment

Abstract

Case managers can provide positive communication and available resources in relation to cancer treatment. A case management programme can help patients cope with the difficulties encountered during the treatment period.

Association between multidisciplinary team care and the completion of treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma: A cohort population‐based study

“…These findings are similar to those of Lee et al (2017) and Sethi et al (2010), who report that the most common reason for the termination of treatment was treatment‐related side effects and toxicities. This agreement between studies supports the knowledge that aggressive HNC treatment leads to varying levels of oral dysfunction, including oral mucositis (OM), dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), xerostomia, trismus and communication dysfunction (Chen, 2019), and that these conditions are associated with failure to complete treatment (Chiang et al, 2018). These findings suggest that assessment and care are needed to address treatment‐related adverse effects to prevent termination of treatment.…”

“…Checklist of reasons for failure to complete treatmentThe checklist used to gather patient information regarding reasons for failure to complete was based on interviews with patients who had terminated treatment before completion, previous studies(Chang et al, 2020;Chiang et al, 2018), patient medical records and expert opinions. The checklist contained 7 items: (1) Poor physical condition (chronic disease or uncontrolled systemic disease), difficulty enduring physical discomfort caused by treatment; (2) Patient, family or friends experienced negative treatment effects and worried about treatment side effects; (3) Transportation inconvenient; (4) Death; (5) Primary physician determined that the patient's physical condition precluded active treatment; (6) Poor familial support; and (7) Suicidal intentions.…”

Refusal of medical treatment by older adults with cancer: a systematic review

“…Study quality ranged from poor to moderate for most studies (level 2 and 3 evidence; Appendix A. The majority of studies focused on head and neck (11,14,17,25,26), breast (9,16,20,28), and colorectal cancers (19,21,23). There were two studies on lung cancer (18,22) and two on pancreatic cancer (10,13).…”

Association Between Thyroid Disorders and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Adult Patients in Taiwan

“…Given that CRC is the fourth leading cause of death in Taiwan 20 and that previous studies have involved predominantly non–East Asian populations, we conducted, to our knowledge, the first population-based study in Taiwan to elucidate the association between hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and CRC. For this purpose, we used the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD), what we believe is one of the most comprehensive health care databases in the world.…”