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... arrived during the final decade ofthe 20th andthe first years ofthe 21st century from the former Yugoslavia, the former Soviet union, Iraq and Somalia [5] According to data from the Swedish National ... groups since for some children and adolescents, the available data refer only to the region of origin (e.g other Asian) In the analysis, the ethnicity measure is employed in the form of five dummy ... designed the study, performed the statistical analysis and wrote the manuscript with support from the other co-authors RS helped with the interpretation ofthe statistical analysis, revised the manuscript...
... aspects of study design, performance, and analysis, with a focus on randomization ofthe study subjects, blinding ofthe investigators and study subjects, andthe handling of dropouts and withdrawal ... is the common name forthe flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum L (Gaster and Holroyd, 2000), a member ofthe Hypericaceae family Its yellow flower has been gathered forthe feast of St John the ... 2004), it is not known whether digoxin will remain as the standard therapy for heart failure (Hauptman and Kelly, 1999) In the future, there might be other uses for digitoxin There is evidence that...
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... treatmentfor oral cancer As a precondition forthe evaluation ofthe patient groups, the extent of disorder is widespread, as seen by the results ofthe perceptual assessment andthe ASR results The ... compare the averaged scores ofthe raters andthe WR even though both scales differ in their order of magnitude Comparisons ofthe mean values were performed using Student’s T-test The test for normal ... in the control group (P < 001) Inter-rater correlations were computed for each ofthe raters using the respective other raters as reference, that is, the mean ofthe four other raters for the...
... Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) represents one ofthe standard treatments of prostate cancer allowing the delivery of highly “conformed” (focused) radiation to thecancer cells, while significantly ... models The list of predictive factors was the same for acute and late toxicities; except forthe addition of acute toxicity, as the next predictive factor of late OAR damage The patient-, tumor-, and ... Other important predictors of acute GI toxicity were the percentage of rectum volume receiving 70 Gy (the higher the percentage of rectum, the higher the chance of high level toxicity) and the...
... 8:575-581 Touboul E, Schlienger M, Hadjrabia S, Laugier A: [Cancer ofthe anal canal; role ofradiotherapyand combinations of chemotherapy and radiotherapy] Rev Med Interne 1993, 14:340-349 Akbari RP, ... was stopped after first cycle of chemotherapy at a dose of 43 Gy because of toxicity and old age ofthe patient The intensity of chemotherapy was reduced in smoker and non-smokers due to hematologic ... difference between the three treatment protocols On the other hand only 10 patients were treated outside the RTOG protocol andthe differences between the three protocols in dose and chemotherapy are...
... in context with the other exploring the safetyefficacy balance ofthe addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer strengthen the need of a deep analysis ofthe correlation ... This amount of benefit well compares with the benefits of other important therapeutic choices such as the addition of taxanes forthe st line treatmentof metastatic breast cancer, where the advantage ... Magnitude of risks and benefits ofthe addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer patients: Meta-regression analysis of randomized trials Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer...
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... interest in cancer chemotherapy program and a large scale of screening program forthe discovery of new anticancer drugs Nowadays, there are approximately 60 drugs available forthetreatmentof various ... knowledge ofthe regulation of growth and death in cancer cells has expanded enormously This leads to a better understanding of how these chemotherapeutic agents work and change the face of drug ... PE and centrifuge for 30-60 sec Discard the flow-through and centrifuge again for Transfer the column to a new 1.5-ml microfuge tube and add 50 µl of Buffer EB to the center ofthe column Stand...
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... implanted forthe relief of severe lower limb spasticity and flexor spasms The goals then are improved comfort and wheelchair posture, Intrathecal baclofen forthe control of spinal and supraspinal ... the process of consideration for ITB Patients may hear about ITB and discuss the question with their therapists rather than their doctors The charting of range and function before and after a ... cord than in the brain because ofthe characteristics ofthe circulation ofthe CSF from the ventricles to the spinal subarachnoid space The effective distribution volume of intrathecally administered...