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"The value of Y-90 radioembolization in treating patients with non-operative primaryliver cancerand metastatic colon cancer has been demonstrated," said Lewandowski. Given the low toxicity and high disease control rates, this therapy is expanding to other secondary hepatic malignancies, he said. "We...
As tocausation, the attorney will want to know how you can show that the mistake/malfunction caused the injury, as opposed to some other cause. How do we know that missing the cancer diagnosis actually led to death? How do we know the bowel perforation was caused by the malfunctioning inst...
"The current standard therapy for this patient population is surgical resection because cure rates have been highest, but even for operablepatients, surgery can be challenging," stated Robert D. Timmerman, MD, from the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical ...
This requires that a circle of care incorpo- rates these systems when designing for safety. Situated Safety As said, context plays an important role in the eth- ics of care. It has often been argued that it is impos- sible to define what constitutes good care in general, as that is ...
small cell lung cancer Xiaojing Zhao, Liqiang Qian, Qingquan Luo* and Jia Huang Abstract Background: While video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy has been widely accepted for the treatment of non–small cell lung cancer, the debate over video-assisted thoracic surgery segmentectomy still remains....
High-risk pesticides:Found in bug repellent, disinfectant cleaners, hand soaps and the residues in non-organic produce, high-risk pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides have been found to be partially responsible for the 25% increase in childhood cancer rates since 1975. Pesticides can cause other...
Radioembolization is a palliative, not a curative, treatment—but patients benefit by having their lives extended and experiencing fewer side effects (such as the fatigue that can last for seven to 10 days after standard cancer therapy). In this study, several subgroups showed high rates of progr...
gland, rule out cancer and that is the end of the problem. If it is cancer, the good news is the thyroid can be completely removed, cure rates are high and the gland's function can be replaced by a single, daily pill, Terris said. Known causes ofthyroidcancer include radiation ...