... rectal stricture Preoperative or neoadjuvant therapy is an attractive alternative to postoperative adjuvant therapy and offers a number of theoretic and practical advantages It can be given as ... Sakamoto J, Hamada C, Kodaira S, Nakazato H, Ohashi Y Adjuvant therapy with oral fluoropyrmidines as main chemotherapeutic agents after curative resection for colorectal cancer: individual patient ... patient data metaanalysis of randomized trials Jpn J Clin Oncol 1999; 29:78–86 Sakamoto J, Kodiarar S, Hamada C, et al An individual patient data meta-analysis of long supported adjuvant chemotherapy...
... manuscript AB, MGZ, MSM, RED, MAM ensured the accuracy ofthe data and analysis All authors have read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Summary of patients treated ... total hip arthroplasty and one patient had contractures following a revision froma bipolar to a total hip arthroplasty The patients had a mean age of 48 years (range, 19 to 66 years) The underlying ... holding the joint at the end of their range for 30 seconds, followed by manual application of 15 to 20 oscillations at the end range of motion All ofthe manual therapy was performed with opposite...
... About BreastCancerBreastcancer is a malignant (muh-LIG-nent) tumor that starts with cells in thebreast Malignant means that the cells are cancerous and may spread to other tissue in thebreast ... screening forbreastcancer It also does not cover treatments for women who already have breastcancer Risk ofBreastCancer Most women will never get breastcancerA woman’s risk ofbreastcancer depends ... breastcancer There is a chance that DCIS might become invasive cancer later on Invasive breastcancer With invasive breast cancer, the abnormal cells have spread beyond the place where they started...
... had full access to all ofthe data in the study, and takes responsibility forthe integrity ofthe data and the accuracy ofthe data analysis JF participated in the design ofthe project BRW and ... our database ofbreastcancer patients We acknowledge some limitations to this analysis Our patient population was largely Black and Hispanic; Caucasians and Asians made up only about 10% ofthe ... Lymph node status was also similar for Black women and other patients The nodal staging was technically adequate; the mean and median number of total harvested axillary nodes was approximately 21...
... research forums has also highlighted themanagementof cough as an unmet need in lung cancerFor these reasons, the development of clinical guidelines forthemanagementof cough in lung cancer ... brachytherapy and nine trials assessed the effectiveness ofa number of drugs (Table 1) All brachytherapy trials were of very low quality (Jadad score of ‘0’) and often there was lack of clarity in the papers ... evidence and offer a sensible and practical way of managing cough in lung cancer patients There is an urgent need for more high quality research in themanagementof cough Also, as traditional antitussives...
... the mass was located in the portion of body or tail ofthe pancreas For tumors of SPT located in the neck and body ofthe pancreas, resection ofthe midportion ofthe pancreas and the mass with ... preserving the rim ofthe head and tail portion can be achieved However, forthe patient in whom the mass was located within the head ofthe pancreas, given the low malignancy, well-defined margin and ... with themanagementof disseminated disease is very limited in the literature6, therefore, attention to the therapy strategy of this neoplasm in the future may allow a more reasonable statement...
... consistency ofthemanagementof such conditions Individual cases must be managed on the basis of all clinical data available for that child Parent and patient preferences must be sought and joint ... and is particularly effective for UC or IC and for arthropathy Only Sulphasalazine is available in liquid form Olsalazine and Balsalazide are alternatives if intolerant to those above and newer, ... initial assessment and managementof inflammatory bowel disease across Great Britain and Ireland Arch.Dis.Child.2003; 88: 990-94 [22] Chong SKF, Bartram C, Campbell CA, Williams CB, Blackshaw AJ and...
... singular choice of edu cation, marketing, or force of law as a paradigm of choice Each paradigm has a role to play in behavior management; behavior management must be considered fromthe pragmatic ... education, marketing, or law can be superior at achieving the manager's goals of obtaining appropriate-ate behavior froma variety of targets The first three propositions consider MOA separately ... Influencing the Selection of Education, Marketing, and Law There are many other variables that can influence managers in their selection of education, marketing, and/or law as classes of strategic...
... examples such as the Pap test for cervical cancer and mammography forbreastcancer are readily available in virtually any health care setting and are conducted as national screening programs ... PM A systematic review of test performance in screening for oral cancer and precancer Oral Oncol 2004;40(3):264–73 23 Warnakulasuriya KA, Nanayakkara BG Reproducibility of an oral cancer and ... others? standard’’ For screening purposes, the standard may consist of examination and clinical evaluation by an expert clinician trained in diagnosis such as an oral and maxillofacial pathologist...
... increase the effectiveness of other weight -loss treatments, and the duration ofthe therapy influences the ability to maintain the weight loss No single behavioural therapy strategy appears to ... Behavioural therapy can increase the effectiveness of other weight -loss treatments; the duration ofthe therapy is related to the extent of weight -loss maintenance Evidence level Overall, behavioural ... BMI has particular disadvantages in older groups because ofthe natural decrease in height with age74 and the differential lossof lean mass with age, which could increase the relative risk of...
... treatment and catheter ablation as first-line therapy in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal AF are scarce,134 but separate analyses ofthe efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs and of LA catheter ablation ... medical therapy remains the foundation ofthetreatmentof AF, catheter ablation is assuming an increasingly greater role A recent meta-analysis found a 77% success rate for catheter ablation strategies ... Previous use of AAD Ablation technique Repeat ablation in the ablation group Crossed AF free at year to ablation in the AAD Ablation AAD group Online 30 55 ± 10 (ablation) 47 ± 15 (AAD) Paroxysmal, persistent...
... in the presence of CAD in a male before 50 or a female before 60 years of age should always prompt a family screening for other cases of raised TC Tendon xanthomata Corneal arcus or xanthelasmata ... Empathetic and non-judgemental attitude and assistance, ready availability, and good quality of communication and interaction are some ofthe important attributes of healthcare professionals that ... disease risk: a systematic review Atherosclerosis 2006;189;19–30 136 Yokoyama M, Origasa H, Matsuzaki M, Matsuzawa Y, Saito Y, Oikawa S, Sasaki J, Hishida H, Itakura H, Kita T, Kitabatake A, Nakaya...
... views from patients with breastcancer Patients and carers want information to help them understand and cope with the diagnosis ofbreast cancer, thetreatment options available and the care they ... Oxford: Update Software 73 Early BreastCancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group Favourable and unfavourable effects on long-term survival of radiotherapy for early breast cancer: an overview of ... Clinical Practice Guidelines forthe care and treatmentofbreastcancer Clinical practice guidelines forthe care and treatmentofbreast cancer: 14 The role of hormone replacement therapy in...
... distinguished from one another and allows visualization ofthe ligaments Magnetic resonance imaging also offers better visualization ofthe vertebral marrow and the contents ofthe spinal canal It does ... enables the health care professional to outline amanagement strategy that matches the magnitude ofthe problem Finally, a careful initial examination serves as a basis for providing the patient with ... systems of classification have been adequately validated The simple and practical classification of low back pain into three categories (specific spinal pathology, nerve root pain/radicular pain, and...
... forbreast cancer, and as effect modifiers ofthe association of fat intake and risk ofbreastcancerCancer Causes Control, 8, pp49-56 18 Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in BreastCancer ... the ovaries) and is essential forthe development ofthe breast, paradoxically oestrogen is also involved in the development ofbreastcancer via the stimulation and proliferation ofbreastcancer ... European HFA Database, June 2007 BREASTCANCER Factors influencing the risk ofbreastcancer – established and emerging Established Risk Factors The established risk factors forbreastcancer may...
... not available or appropriate given the actual circumstances ofthe site; • Are more conservative than is appropriate given the actual circumstances ofthe site It may be the case that the site as ... IMPLEMENTATION OFTHE REMEDIATION STRATEGY (Chapter 4) • What further action is appropriate STAGE • What tools and criteria are appropriate for estimating and evaluating the risk • Whether there are ... through the evaluation ofa range ofmanagement and technical factors and cost The identification ofthe Best Practicable Technique (BPT) in accordance with statutory guidance represents an equivalent...
... data, and in the revision ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript SP additionally drafted the manuscript Acknowledgements The authors are grateful to the Laboratoires ... Research/guidelines/guide.asp] Panel Ottawa: Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for therapeutic exercises and manual therapy in themanagementof osteoarthritis Phys Ther 2005, 85:907-971 American ... work ofthe Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation (AGREE) collaboration, an 'international collaboration of researchers and policy makers working together to improve the quality and...
... self-reported pain included the VAS; the pain subscale ofthe Harris Hip Score; and/or the pain subscale ofthe Health Related Quality of Life Table Level of evidence for evaluating the efficacy of exercise ... endurance, hydrotherapy, or a combination of these that lasted for at least weeks The review was restricted to English-language publications No limitation was placed on the date of publication, and ... support ofa particular exercise therapy forthetreatmentof knee and/or hip OA It may be that the lack of differences reflects the broad focus of some exercise programs Attempting to address pain,...