16 research outputs found
Beliefs and practices of patients with advanced cancer: implications for communication
The aim of this study was to investigate the beliefs that patients with advanced cancer held about the curability of their cancer, their use of alternatives to conventional medical treatment, and their need to have control over decisions about treatment. Of 149 patients who fulfilled the criteria for participation and completed a self-administered questionnaire, 45 patients (31%) believed their cancer was incurable, 61 (42%) were uncertain and 39 (27%) believed their cancer was curable. The index of need for control over treatment decisions was low in 53 patients (35.6%) and high in only 17 patients (11.4%). Committed users of alternatives to conventional medical treatments were more likely to believe that their cancer was curable (
AFLP Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of <I>Huperzia serrata</I> (Thunb. ex Murray) Trev. var. <I>longipetiolata</I> (spring) H. M. Chang*
Phenetic diversity in the Fritillaria camschatcensis population grown on the Sapporo campus of Hokkaido University
Assessment of Diversity in Terminalia bellerica Roxb. Using Morphological, Phytochemical and Molecular Markers
Genetic diversity analysis of cultivated Korarima [Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen] populations from southwestern Ethiopia using inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) marker
Conservation of taxonomically difficult species: the case of the Australian orchid, Microtis angusii
Genetic Diversity in Valeriana wallichii DC., a Medicinally Important Threatened Species as Assessed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA in Two Himalayan States of India
Studies on diversity and evolution of Iridaceae species in southern Brazil
Plants of the family Iridaceae are well represented in the grassland vegetation of southern Brazil, occurring in the Pampa and Atlantic Forest biomes. Nevertheless, little is known about the taxonomy and evolution of Iridaceae species in southern Brazil. The main goal of this review is to compile published information about South American Iridaceae, and to discuss the evolution and genetic diversity of the family presenting our own research data in the light of the published literature. The main focus is on the genera Calydorea, Cypella, Herbertia, and Sisyrinchium. Aspects of reproductive system and of pollinator attraction are also discussed