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A Longitudinal Analysis of Symptom Clusters in Cancer Patients and Their Sociodemographic Predictors by Thomas, Bejoy C., PhD, Waller, Amy, PhD, Malhi, Rebecca L., PhD, Fung, Tak, PhD, Carlson, Linda E., PhD, Groff, Shannon L., BSc, Bultz, Barry D., PhD

“…Abstract Context Exploring the relationships between concurrent symptoms or “symptom clusters” (SCs) longitudinally may complement the knowledge gained from…”
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Distress, anxiety, and depression in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy by Pandey, Manoj, Sarita, Gangadharan P, Devi, Nandkumar, Thomas, Bejoy C, Hussain, Badridien M, Krishnan, Rita

“…Chemotherapy for cancer is an intense and cyclic treatment associated with number of side-effects. The present study evaluated the effect of chemotherapy on…”
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Early Effect of Surgery on Quality of Life in Women with Operable Breast Cancer by Pandey, Manoj, Thomas, Bejoy C., Ramdas, Kunnambath, Ratheesan, Kuttan

“…Background: Quality of life (QOL) after a diagnosis of breast cancer varies considerably across individuals. The treatment modality of the patients…”
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Gender, age and surgery as a treatment modality leads to higher distress in patients with cancer by Thomas, Bejoy C., NandaMohan, V., Nair, Madhvan K., Pandey, Manoj

“…Introduction Distress has been defined as a multidimensional construct that extends along a continuum, ranging from common normal feelings of vulnerability,…”
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Androgen Deprivation Therapy and maintenance of intimacy: A randomized controlled pilot study of an educational intervention for patients and their partners by Walker, Lauren M, Hampton, Amy J, Wassersug, Richard J, Thomas, Bejoy C, Robinson, John W

“…Abstract Purpose Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer is associated with many treatment side effects that tend to erode couples' intimacy. We…”
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Distress overlaps with anxiety and depression in patients with head and neck cancer by Pandey, Manoj, Devi, Nandkumar, Thomas, Bejoy C., Vinod Kumar, S., Krishnan, Rita, Ramdas, K.

“…Psychological problems in cancer patients often go unrecognized until they are specifically sought. This is more in patients with depression as they are…”
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The future in psychosocial oncology: screening for emotional distress--the sixth vital sign by Thomas, Bejoy C, Bultz, Barry D

“…This article explores the possible future of psychosocial oncology. Advancements in treatment and the concomitant increase in survivorship, combined with a…”
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Cancer Patient Ethnicity and Associations with Emotional Distress--the 6th Vital Sign: A New Look at Defining Patient Ethnicity in a Multicultural Context by Thomas, Bejoy C, Carlson, Linda E, Bultz, Barry D

“…Variations in access to care, utilization of available resources and treatment outcomes in the context of ethnicity have been recognized, but very little…”
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Patient ethnicity: a key predictor of cancer care satisfaction by Thomas, Bejoy C., Groff, Shannon L., Tsang, Kathy, Carlson, Linda E.

“…Introduction. Research in cancer care satisfaction itself is scarce; investigation of the role of ethnicity in care satisfaction is even rarer. Objective. The…”
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Screening for distress (the sixth vital sign) in a global recession: sustainable approach to maintain patient-centered care by Thomas, Bejoy C, Nandamohan, Vasudevanpillai, Nair, Madhavan K, Robinson, John W, Pandey, Manoj

“…A substantial volume of research on the psychosocial impact of cancer clearly indicates that patients are likely to experience emotional distress. There is…”
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Effect of Chemotherapy on the Distress and Quality of Life of Cancer Patients by Hussain, Mirsa B., Sarita, Gangadharan P., Devi, Nandakumar, Thomas, Bejoy C., Rita, Krishnan, Ramdas, Kunnambath, Rajan, Balakrishna, Pandey, Manoj, Narayanan, Geetha N.

“…Introduction: The deteriorating effects of chemotherapy on cancer patients are well documented, as is the need and impact of psychosocial interventions in…”
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Percutaneous laser disc decompression: Clinical experience at SCTIMST and long term follow up by Gupta ArunK, Bodhey NarendraK, Jayasree RS, Kapilamoorthy T.R.K, Kesavadas C, Krishnamoorthy T, Thomas Bejoy

“…Background: Low backache (LBA) is now increasing in younger population due to misdirected spinal kinetics secondary to improper posture, heavy load lifting and…”
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