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As the number of survivors of childhood and young adult cancers increases, it is becoming more common to manage the pregnancies of women who have a history of exposure to chemotherapies and radiation therapy. Similarly, these women want to know what the
Pregnancy in a Patient With Cancer and Heart Failure: Challenges and Complexities A 24-year-old African American female (L.R.) with a history of smoking and gestational diabetes was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. She received multiple chemotherapies, including six cycles of ABVD (doxorubicin, ...
Pregnancy-associated breast cancer is as chemosensitive as non-pregnancy-associated breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting. The aim of this study was to determine the chemosensitivity of pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) in the neoadjuvant setting by comparing the observ... R Rouzier,G ...
Here we reported two PABC patients with similar clinic and pathologic characters received chemotherapy before or after termination of pregnancy respectively, and found that the former got pathologic complete response. Based on the phenomena and the fact that endocrine hormones may have chemosensitization...
In malarious areas, ANC may also include malaria chemoprophylaxis, intermittent pre- ventive treatment, and bednet distribution. Where techni- cally and economically feasible, ANC may also include screening for maternal infections and conditions such as pregnancy-induced hypertension, gestational diabetes...
1 Roughly 50% of patients with psoriasis are women, and in more than 75% of cases, onset of psoriasis occurs at 40 years or younger (ie, during years of childbearing potential).2,3 Assuming pregnancy rates are similar to those for the age-adjusted US population, an estimated 65 000 ...
Effect of protease inhibitor-based highly active antiretroviral therapy on survival in HIV-associated advanced Kaposi's sarcoma patients treated with chemo... OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the use of protease inhibitor (PI)-based antiretroviral (ARV) therapy had an impact on the survival of patient...
Cancer chemoprotection by oltipraz: experimental and clinical considerations. A major concern for the success of any trial is selecting participants who are likely to adhere to the intervention as well as to all aspects of the protocol. Factors influencing participation and adherence in a trial inclu...
GCSF during all cycles of chemotherapy to reduce the need for hospitalization for antibiotic therapy. Patients at low risk (< 10%) may also develop FN after a cycle of chemo and it is possible that a similar episode will occur in a future cycle. Therefore, GCSF can be administered as ...