Alysa Fairchild's research while affiliated with University of Alberta and other places

... Individuals with lived experience of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and of the recovery processes after cancer treatment were recruited to partner with the research team members on this study. In accordance with IAP2 [48] and a conceptual model for patient engagement in chronic advanced cancer rehabilitation research (Dolgoy et al, unpublished data) [49], the level of engagement desired by the partners was documented, as well as their preferences in terms of communication, type of involvement, time available for this engagement, as well as preferred means of compensations or other support. To date, three partners with lived experience of prostate cancer have been consulted in the planning of the study, have been involved in developing the content of the intervention, and in reviewing and editing the study recruitment and consent documents. ...

... 20)). Patients with a longer predicted survival are generally more suitable for longer courses of PRT, as they are more likely to complete their treatment [45]. The use of SBRT, as demonstrated in SC24 [46], is thus likely more appropriate in patients with longer predicted survivals as well. ...

... However, not all patients responded to this approach, and no distinct clinical characteristics that explained this difference in response were found. Moreover, several studies have reported no benefit with the addition of RT to ICI [11,12]. For these reasons, there is a need for predictive and prognostic biomarkers that can guide patient selection and establish the mechanisms of AR in humans [13]. ...

... So, it is very important to provide support and understanding to athletes in retirement so that they remain motivated to sport or train (Hong & Fraser, 2023). Good motivation for a person to do sports will have a positive impact on a person's physical and mental health (Arthuso et al., 2023). Physical health will improve with the good fitness of each individual (Franklin et al ., 2023). ...

... Palliative radiotherapy is used to manage pain from non-bone lesions, such as those in the lymph nodes, skin, soft tissues, and solid organs. However, existing evidence supporting its analgesic efficacy in these non-bone lesions is less substantial, as this evidence is often derived from studies examining individual organ systems [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The analgesic effect of radiotherapy on all non-bone lesions involving different sites has not been studied in painful bone metastases. ...

... In recent years, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) using preoperative SRS have been conducted to reduce local and distant CNS recurrence [19]. Although no patients in this cohort underwent preoperative radiation, future RCTs may suggest the effectiveness of preoperative SRS, and it may be effective for BMs that involve ventricular/cisternal opening. ...

... The second search returned 18 ongoing clinical trials, of which 13 met the inclusion criteria (Supplementary File S2) [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. No evident visual asymmetry could be detected on the generated funnel plots, excluding the presence of publication bias (Supplementary File S3). ...

... Lutsyk et al. found tumor volume less than 39.5 cm 3 was a significant predictor for achieving pCR among 187 LARC patients (18). Similarly, Yang et al. demonstrated tumor volume less than 37.3 cm 3 could be predictive for pCR in 412 LARC patients receiving nCRT (19). ...

... Triage is defined as "the process of sorting people in need of medical attention in order to determine priority" [6]. Triage is important in the setting of patients with advanced cancer who could potentially benefit from PRT [7]. Efficient triage performed at receipt of first referral is crucial to identify a patient's clinical needs and urgency in order to match them with an appropriate provider and care setting with as little wait time as is reasonably achievable. ...