ABSTRACT
Three hundred postmastectomy breast cancer patients and 150 patients after gastric resection for cancer have received spa treatment. It was found that a course intake of mineral water in both groups improved immune status: raised significantly the levels of T- and B-lymphocytes and their functional activity, reduced blood levels of IgG and CIC providing the phenomenon of immunological enhancement of tumor antigens. Incidence rate of postgastroresection disorders after the spa treatment fell 3.8 times, performance raised 3.1 times. The number of breast cancer recurrences decreased by 20%.
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Breast Neoplasms/rehabilitation , Mineral Waters/administration & dosage , Stomach Neoplasms/rehabilitation , Antibody Formation/immunology , Breast Neoplasms/immunology , Breast Neoplasms/therapy , Female , Health Resorts , Humans , Immunity, Cellular/immunology , Russia , Stomach Neoplasms/immunology , Stomach Neoplasms/therapyABSTRACT
Reconstructive treatment was given to patients radically operated on for gastric cancer in the USSR (147) and Korean People's Democratic Republic (8). At the All-Union Center for Oncology Research of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, complex reconstructive treatment for postresection disorders included substitution and correction whereas at the Research Institute of Oncology of Pyongyang, traditional Korean herb decoctions were administered. In patients radically operated on for gastric cancer, postresection disorders were ameliorated or subsided altogether after treatment.
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Adenocarcinoma/surgery , Postgastrectomy Syndromes/surgery , Stomach Neoplasms/surgery , Adult , Dumping Syndrome/surgery , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Psychic status was evaluated in 250 radically operated patients with gastric cancer at different stages of treatment (inpatient hospital-health resort-outpatient hospital) and adequate therapy was administered. Timely correction of depression proved a component of complex treatment of postresection disorders in gastric cancer patients.
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Mental Disorders/psychology , Postgastrectomy Syndromes/psychology , Stomach Neoplasms/psychology , Combined Modality Therapy/methods , Combined Modality Therapy/psychology , Female , Gastrectomy/psychology , Gastrectomy/rehabilitation , Humans , Male , Mental Disorders/etiology , Mental Disorders/rehabilitation , Postgastrectomy Syndromes/complications , Postgastrectomy Syndromes/rehabilitation , Postoperative Care/methods , Postoperative Care/psychology , Psychopathology , Psychotherapy/methods , Stomach Neoplasms/complications , Stomach Neoplasms/rehabilitation , Stomach Neoplasms/surgery , Time FactorsABSTRACT
The paper deals with the preliminary results of a randomized study on the efficacy of health resort and sanatorium treatment of patients who underwent surgery for stomach tumors. Out of the total number of the patients who had applied for the treatment and had been examined by local oncologists, 35.4% proved to have recurrences and metastases, while the treatment was contraindicated in 25.6% of cases. It is recommended that practising oncologists should consult specialized oncological establishments in each particular case of application for health resort or sanatorium treatment.
