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The survival benefit of postmastectomy radiotherapy for breast cancer patients with T1-2N1 disease according to molecular subtype.

Mar 23, 2020

To evaluate the significance of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) in female breast cancer patients with T1-2N1M0 disease according to molecular subtypes and other risk factors.We conducted a retrospe...

Deep feature-based automatic classification of mammograms.

Mar 23, 2020

Breast cancer has the second highest frequency of death rate among women worldwide. Early-stage prevention becomes complex due to reasons unknown. However, some typical signatures like masses and micr...

Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) expression on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and metastatic breast cancer outcome: results from the TransMYME trial.

Mar 23, 2020

To evaluate the prognostic value of IGF-1R expression on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in a prospective randomized clinical trial comparing chemotherapy plus metformin with chemotherapy alone in meta...

The solute carrier SLC7A8 is a marker of favourable prognosis in ER-positive low proliferative invasive breast cancer.

Mar 23, 2020

Breast cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease consisting of various subtypes, with different prognostic and therapeutic outcomes. The amino acid transporter, SLC7A8, is overexpressed in oestrogen rece...

CUDC-907 enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis through upregulation of DR5 in breast cancer cells.

Mar 23, 2020

CUDC-907 is a novel dual-acting inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and histone deacetylase (HDAC). In this study, we aimed to explore the anticancer effects of CUDC-907 on human breast canc...

Basal and metoclopramide induced prolactin secretion in lean PCOS women.

Mar 23, 2020

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) as well as hyperprolactinemia can cause infertility. In retrospective study the prolactin levels during the oral metoclopramide test among lean PCOS woman according to...

Effects of HIV status on non-metastatic cervical cancer progression among patients in Lusaka, Zambia.

Mar 23, 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest global incidence of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among women in Zambia. HIV increases the risk for cer...

Immune-Related Adverse Events (irAEs): Diagnosis, Management, and Clinical Pearls.

Mar 23, 2020

While immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has improved melanoma patient outcomes, it has also resulted in the rise of unique immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Here, we review and synthesize...

Exploring Perioperative Complications of Anterior Lumber Interbody Fusion in Patients with a History of Prior Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Mar 23, 2020

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) exposes the anterior aspect of the spine through a retroperitoneal approach. Access to the anterior spine requires mobilization of intra-abdominal viscera/vascu...

An Insight into the Angiogenic and Lymphatic Interplay in Pre-eclampsia Comorbid with HIV Infection.

Mar 23, 2020

To provide insight on the imbalance of angiogenic and lymphangiogenic factors in pre-eclampsia, as well as highlight polymorphism in genes related to angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis.The pregnancy-s...

Changes of intravaginal microbiota and inflammation after self-replacement ring pessary therapy compared to continuous ring pessary usage for pelvic organ prolapse.

Mar 20, 2020

Continuous usage of a ring pessary for pelvic organ prolapse may cause a disturbance of intravaginal microbiota and intravaginal mucosal damage. To avoid the side effects of continuous ring pessary th...

Pulmonary fibrosis and microscopic polyangiitis in a 75-year-old woman.

Mar 19, 2020

We present a case of a 75-year-old woman who admitted in the internal medicine department for a recent onset of persisting moderate daily fever and fatigue that started 30 days prior to her hospitaliz...

Development of a wireless accelerometer-based Intravaginal device to detect pelvic floor motion for evaluation of pelvic floor dysfunction.

Mar 19, 2020

Urinary incontinence (UI) is experienced by an estimated 51% of women in the U.S. and often results from impaired function or weakening of the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT)...

Factors influencing the severity of long-term sequelae in fishermen-divers with neurological decompression sickness.

Mar 19, 2020

Numerous studies have been conducted to identify the factors influencing the short-term prognosis for neurological decompression sickness (DCS). However, the long-term sequelae are rarely assessed. Th...

Use of mobile apps for controlling of the urinary incontinence: A systematic review.

Mar 19, 2020

The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of app use on urinary incontinence control through pelvic floor muscle training when compared to the postal treatment plan. The secondary objectives we...

Quality control of uroflowmetry and urodynamic data from two large multicenter studies of male lower urinary tract symptoms.

Mar 19, 2020

The International Continence Society (ICS) has standardized quality control and interpretation of uroflowmetry and urodynamics. We evaluated traces from two large studies of male lower urinary tract s...

Measuring hepatitis C virus elimination as a public health threat:beyond global targets.

Mar 19, 2020

An increasing number of countries are committing to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) targets to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat by 2030. These include service cover...

Psychological interventions for people with hemophilia.

Mar 19, 2020

Managing hemophilia is challenging both in terms of medical treatment and its broad impact on many aspects of the individual's life, including self-perception. Several psychosocial issues are potentia...

Prevalence, clinical course, and predictive factors of immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy-associated hepatitis in Japan.

Mar 19, 2020

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized anti-malignancy therapy and thus have been increasingly used. Although ICI may cause immune-related adverse events (irAE) in various organs, incl...

Alanine Aminotransferase Influencing Performances of Routine Available Tests Detecting Hepatitis B Related Cirrhosis.

Mar 19, 2020

The performances of routine tests such as FIB-4 and APRI in detecting cirrhosis and significant fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) have been shown to be discrepant between studies.Novel testssuch a...

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