Kanker sering dikenal sebagai tumor, tetapi tidak semua tumor disebut kanker. Tumor adalah tonjolan atau gumpalan yang timbul pada tubuh, baik yang terlihat di permukaan tubuh maupun yang tersembunyi. Sedangkan kanker adalah suatu akibat pertumbuhan sel-sel jaringan tubuh yang tidak normal yang kemudian berubah menjadi sel-sel kanker. Sel-sel kanker berkembang dengan cepat, tidak terkendali, da…
Cancer patients often experience a decrease in appetite due to the disease and side effects of treatment, which leads to poor food acceptance and inadequate nutritional intake. This study aims to determine the factors associated with food acceptance in cancer patients at the Ministry of Health Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Hospital Palembang. A cross-sectional design was employed, utilizing the Chi-Squar…
Hipertensi adalah silent killer (pembunuh senyap). Sering kali hipertensi tidak didahului tanda-tanda khas. Untuk mencegah darah tinggi atau mengatasi darah tinggi bagi yang sudah memeiliki hipertensi ada beberapa hal praktis yang dapat dilakukan, misalnya mengurangi konsumsi garam dalam makanan, konsumsi makanan yang mengandung kalium, kalsium dan magnesium, kurangi minum minuman yang beralkoh…
Kanker sering dikenal oleh masyarakat sebagai tumor, padahal tidak semua tumor adalah kanker. Tumor adalah segala benjolan abnormal. Tumor dibagi menjadi dua jenis yaitu tumor ganas dan tumor tidak ganas. Kanker adalah istilah umum untuk semua jenis tumor ganas. Klasifikasi kanker dilakukan pada beberapa kategori umum, yaitu karsinoma, sarkoma, leukemia, dan limfoma. Setidaknya ada sekitar …
The data from GLOBOCAN (2020) show an increase in adult cancer cases in Indonesia to 141,1 per 100.000 population, with mortality rate of 85,1 per 100.000 population. Nevertheless, as South Sumatera National Referral, Palembang still don’t have hospice care service to treat terminal cancer patients. Meanwhile, nearly all of the cancer patients appear with terminal condition due to economic fa…
Breast self-examination (BSE) is one of the important efforts made to early detect lumps in the breast. Lack of knowledge about early detection of breast cancer can be one of the causes of low awareness of adolescents towards BSE. Efforts to detect breast cancer early in adolescent girls can be done by providing information through health education. This study aims to determine the effect of Sp…
Breast cancer is a disease caused by a condition of cells that undergo abnormal mechanisms so that fast, abnormal, and uncontrolled growth occurs. One of the treatments used is chemotherapy. Cancer patients who are given chemotherapy treatment in the treatment process may have things that may be related to drug problems or Drug Related Problems (DRPs). This study aims to determine the relations…
Management of cancer treatment methods with chemotherapy can cause side effects, one of the most frequently complained of side effects are nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting can cause appetite to decrease so that nutritional intake for the body’s energy can decrease. Determining proper nutrition can reduce side effect so that it can help increase nutritional intake in pediatric cancer p…
Kanker payudara merupakan salah satu penyakit kronis yang membutuhkan tata laksana yang komprehensif dengan perawatan paliatif. Pengintegrasian perawatan paliatif dalam program perawatan pasien kanker merupakan komponen penting untuk manajemen perawatan, namun ditemukan hambatan utama dalam pengintegrasian perawatan tersebut yakni kurangnya informasi pasien mengenai perawatan paliatif. Salah sa…
Background. Breast cancer, the leading type of cancer in the world causing the highest mortality rate among women, can have both physical and emotional negative impacts on those undergoing mastectomy as a primary procedure. Evaluating the quality of life of breast cancer patients is crucial in improving patient health outcomes and assessing appropriate treatments, which can be achieved through …
Kanker payudara merupakan kanker yang paling umum dan menjadi penyebab utama kematian akibat kanker di kalangan wanita. Terdapat potensi berbagai fitokimia dari bahan alam yang memiliki efek terapeutik pada kanker payudara, diantaranya ialah genistein, quercetin, dan resveratrol. Molecular docking merupakan salah satu pendekatan yang berperan penting dalam penemuan obat baru, didasarkan pada al…
Latar Belakang. Kanker telah menjadi masalah kesehatan global. Berdasarkan data Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) 2020, kanker payudara menempati urutan pertama dengan mortalitas yang tinggi di seluruh dunia, terutama di Indonesia. Seiring bertambahnya usia risiko kanker payudara akan meningkat, meskipun penelitian menunjukan bahwa tingkat harapan hidup relatif lebih rendah pada wanita usia
Breast cancer is a disease in which cells inside the breast grow out of control, and can also spread out through blood vessels and lymph node. When the breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body It is called metastase. It is the most commonly diagnosed breast cancer in women of developed and developing countrier every year 29% of women are diagnosed with the disease. Sociodemographic char…
Breast cancer is a disease that can cause death among women. The recommended treatment for breast cancer patients is chemotherapy and the chemotherapy process requires long and repeated treatments so that i can make sufferers experience psychological decline. One of the psychological effects arising from chemotherapy is anxiety. The anxiety of breast ancer suffererscan can have a negative impac…
In chronic illnesses, high levels of self-efficacy influence the process of self-care and self-management for patients. Self-efficacy in breast cancer patients is regarding to the individuals abilities in managing symptoms and issues that arise during treatment. Self-efficacy in breast cancer patients can be enhanced through health education using the Roda Putar Efikasi Diri (ROPEDI) and educat…
Introduction: Colorectal cancer is a malignant tumor that arises from the epithelial tissue of the colon or rectum. The management of colorectal cancer is multidisciplinary, one of which is chemotherapy. The frequency of chemotherapy consists of one to eight cycles. Chemotherapy has various side effects, one of which is a decrease in nutritional status. The purpose of this study to describe nut…
Background. Breast cancer is a non-communicable disease which is a health problem in the world. GLOBOCAN data for 2020 states that the incidence of breast cancer in Indonesia has reached 68,858 cases (16.6%). One of the risk factors for breast cancer is hormonal factors that can be obtained from the use of hormonal contraception. This study describes the relationship between the incidence of br…
Background: Breast cancer is one of the world’s biggest health problems especially among women, and is a compilation of various malignancies that occur in mammary glands, the majority of which are carcinomas. Clinicohistopathological factors can help evaluate the prognosis and determine the most effective management strategy for breast carcinoma patients due to the heterogeneity of the breast…
Pendahuluan. Brakiterapi adalah salah satu metode pengobatan radiasi kanker ginekologi yang dapat secara selektif memberikan dosis radiasi ke jaringan kanker dengan meminimalkan paparan radiasi terhadap organ didekatnya. Namun dalam pelaksanaannya brakiterapi menimbulkan rasa sakit dan ketidaknyamanan bagi pasien. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui gambaran skor nyeri dan komplikasi yang…
Background. Colorectal cancer is one of the malignancies with the most cases in Indonesia caused by gene mutations. Genetic and environmental factors play a major role in the development of cancer. Ileus obstruction is the most common complication in cases of colorectal cancer patients. This study aims to determine the characteristics of colorectal cancer patients with ileus obstruction at RSUP…