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ArticleJCO global oncology2021

Augmented Package of Palliative Care for Women With Cervical Cancer: Responding to Refractory Suffering.

Eric L Krakauer, Khadidjatou Kane, Xiaoxiao Kwete, Gauhar Afshan, Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, Danta Dona Ruthnie Bien-Aimé, Lawrence F Borges, Sarah Byrne-Martelli, Stephen Connor, Raimundo Correa and 18 more

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Article in JCO global oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. European Society of Gynaecological Oncology Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Vulvar Cancer - Update 2023.International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors at 16 institutions in 13 countries.

Eric L KrakauerDivision of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-8868-0044
Khadidjatou KaneDivision of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Xiaoxiao KweteHarvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-1535-1068
Gauhar AfshanDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Lisa Bazzett-MatabeleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.ORCID 0000-0002-6170-1084
Danta Dona Ruthnie Bien-AiméDepartment of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-0494-7536
Lawrence F BorgesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-4357-180X
Sarah Byrne-MartelliDivision of Palliative Care & Geriatric Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-8864-1328
Stephen ConnorWorldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance, Fairfax, VA.ORCID 0000-0003-0332-2067
Raimundo CorreaGynecologic Oncology Unit & Palliative Care Service, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
C R Beena DeviNormah Medical Specialist Centre, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Mamadou DiopCancer Institute of Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
Shekinah N ElmoreDepartment of Radiation Oncology University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.ORCID 0000-0002-7136-1597
Nahla GaferRadiation and Isotope Centre, Khartoum Oncology Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.ORCID 0000-0001-6291-093X
Annekathryn GoodmanDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Surbhi GroverPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID 0000-0001-7443-5937
Annette HasenburgDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Maine, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1547-4968
Kelly IrwinDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-4591-9876
Mihir KamdarDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Suresh KumarInstitute of Palliative Medicine, Medical College, Kerala, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2551-2139
Quynh Xuan Nguyen TruongCollege of Public Health Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-6929-4404
Tom RandallDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-3230-0310
Maryam RassouliShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5607-8064
Cristiana SessaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Dingle SpenceHope Institute Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica.ORCID 0000-0001-9733-4100
Ted TrimbleNational Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0001-5028-0598
Cherian VargheseDepartment of Non-communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Elena FidarovaDepartment of Non-communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3521-4589
Harvard University · USUniversity of Botswana · BWWorld Health Organization · CHAga Khan University · PKBoston College · USCheikh Anta Diop University · SNClínica Las Condes · CLInstitute of Oncology Research · CHJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEMassachusetts General Hospital · USNational Cancer Institute · USNational Hospice and Palliative Care Organization · USPallium India · INShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of the West Indies · JM

Funding

Prognostic value of quantitative HPV viral load in determining cervical cancer treatment response and recurrenceK08CA230170 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GROVER, SURBHI · 2019 to 2023
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA230170World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The essential package of palliative care for cervical cancer (EPPCCC), described elsewhere, is designed to be safe and effective for preventing and relieving most suffering associated with cervical cancer and universally accessible. However, it appears that women with cervical cancer, more frequently than patients with other cancers, experience various types of suffering that are refractory to basic palliative care such as what can be provided with the EPPCCC. In particular, relief of refractory pain, vomiting because of bowel obstruction, bleeding, and psychosocial suffering may require additional expertise, medicines, or equipment. Therefore, we convened a group of experienced experts in all aspects of care for women with cervical cancer, and from countries of all income levels, to create an augmented package of palliative care for cervical cancer with which even suffering refractory to the EPPCCC often can be relieved. The package consists of medicines, radiotherapy, surgical procedures, and psycho-oncologic therapies that require advanced or specialized training. Each item in this package should be made accessible whenever the necessary resources and expertise are available.

Indexed as

Hospice and Palliative Care NursingUterine Cervical NeoplasmsDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansPalliative Care

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PMID34115537
PMCPMC8457849
OpenAlexW3171843140

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