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Electronic symptom-monitoring in advanced lung cancer
2021.11.16 |
| Date | Fri 03 Dec |
| Time | 13:00 — 15:00 |
| Location | Regional Hospital Herning, the Auditorium, Entrance N1, basement level, Gl. Landevej 61, 7400 Herning and online |
On Friday 3 December at 13:00, Rasmus Blechingberg Friis defends his PhD dissertation entitled "Electronic symptom-monitoring in advanced lung cancer".
Despite major advances in the treatment of advanced lung cancer, the prognosis remains poor. Many patients experience worsening of symptoms through the course of treatment. Such deteriorations may cause a decline in quality of life and prognosis. The overall aim of the PhD project was to evaluate the effect of intensified symptom monitoring in patients with advanced lung cancer. In the PhD project, an electronic questionnaire was developed enabling patients to weekly report their symptoms to the department from home via the internet. In a following randomized controlled trial with participation of patients from all over the country, it was evaluated whether symptom-monitoring could intensify control of the disease and improve the management of patients' symptoms. Considerations regarding implementation, method and results of the study are presented and discussed at the Ph.D. defense.
The summary is written by the PhD student.
The defence is public and takes place at the Regional Hospital Herning, the Auditorium, Entrance N1, basement level, Gl. Landevej 61, 7400 Herning and online. Please read the attached press release for more information.
PhD student Rasmus Blechingberg Friis
Mail: rasfri@rm.dk
Phone: (+45) 61303479