Extended lymph node dissection fails to increase long-term survival among gastric cancer patients
...reatment for gastric cancer involving the surgical removal of lymph nodes near the tumor, in distant areas of...tomach, and in some cases, in combination with the removal of the spleen and pancreas tail has shown no long-term survival benefit for gastric cancer patients...Is there a relationship between repeated pregnancies and increased cardiovascular disease?
...ce in sensitivity was endothelium-dependent, since removal of endothelium abolished the difference. Conclusions Although resting blood pressure of the parous rats was no higher than that of the virgins, their response to stress and to stress hormones was augmented. This was due, at least in part, to enhanc...Two-way link between heart disease and autoimmunity
...s. Autoimmune disease can be caused by inefficient removal of the dying cells that result from constant cell ...d fats that cause atherosclerosis also prevent the removal of dead-cell garbage and autoimmunity results. This work implies that patients with autoimmune disea...MDCT angiography may help risk-stratify patients in danger of stroke
...he American Stroke Association recommends surgical removal of the inner lining of the carotid artery for patients with greater than 60% stenosis, international practice varies widely because of perceived high surgical risks, new medications, and less convincing data from Europe. "If these patients could be...Researchers define mechanism that enables stem cells to track migrating brain tumor cells
...gling with healthy brain tissue, complete surgical removal is nearly impossible. Furthermore, cancer cells migrate away from the main tumor to form satellites that often escape treatment and lead to recurrence. "We have previously demonstrated the uncanny ability of neural stem cells to seek out and destroy...Ongoing study evaluates pediatricians' effectivenes at violence prevention
...ut, when it came to discussing firearm storage and removal of guns from the home, they had less confidence in their ability to change behaviors. Only 35 percent of providers surveyed felt confident that their counseling would result in guns being stored safely with 17 percent reporting limited perceived effe...Are NICE guidelines too passive?
...ommendations were made. Although a decrease in the removal of impacted wisdom teeth was observed from 1998 onwards, the investigators found that NICE guidelines had no significant effect on this downward trend. Similarly, there was no evidence from data available for 2000 and 2001 that the guidelines had any...Study shows new patient care process can decrease risk to children on mechanical ventilation
... comfort level while, at the same time, preventing removal of breathing tubes. From July 1991 to June 1996, before making any additional changes to the standard of care, the team tracked total ventilation days, incidence of unplanned extubations, diagnosis of patients who self-extubated, and patient outcomes...Mayo Clinic led study: Minimally invasive surgery safe, effective for patients with colon cancer
...vasive laparoscopic surgery began in the 1980s for removal of the appendix and gallbladder. The success of th...hink the technique could provide equal benefit for removal of colon cancer. In 1990, surgeons began performing minimally invasive surgery for colon cancer, but...Kidney cancer surgery safer at high-volume hospitals
.... Patients underwent radical nephrectomy (complete removal of the kidney), nephroureterectomy (removal of the kidney and ureter) or partial nephrectomy. The participating hospitals were classified according to the number of nephrectomies performed each year as low-volume, medium-volume or high-volume. Overal...Research hones in on therapies and diagnosis of bowel diseases
... treatment options exist after steroids other than removal of the entire colon (colectomy). Basiliximab (Simulect), a novel monoclonal antibody, has potential as a new treatment option, according to research from Henry Wellcome Laboratories at the University of Bristol in England. Basiliximab has been pro...Calvin professor invents lymphedema sleeve
... accumulation of lymphatic fluid. The culprit: the removal of 21 lymph nodes and radiation on her right side as part of the treatment for her cancer. Van'tHof, a Calvin College dance professor, has a bachelor's degree in art from Calvin, is a lifelong seamstress and the daughter of an engineer and inventor. ...Doctors don't agree on diagnosis of uterine cancer
..., women receiving a diagnosis of AEH face complete removal of their wombs through hysterectomy. So, we suggest these patients get a second opinion from a pathologist who specializes in gynecology ." Trimble and colleagues in the national cooperative GOG set out to get a baseline estimate of the percen...Mouse shows how Rituximab removes human B cells
...ine suggests that the drug works by triggering the removal of B lymphocytes by scavenger cells. Antibodies like Rituximab can remove cells in a variety of ways, including killing cells directly, inducing cell suicide, or triggering killing by other immune cells and molecules. Rituximab binds to CD20, a prote...Novel imaging technique shows lymph nodes, metastases in breast cancer without surgery
... tied to deciding the best approach for the tumors removal a lumpectomy is now the most common is determining whether and how much of neighboring tissue may also contain cancer cells. Thats a question surgeons can now rarely answer until the patient is on the operating table and they can probe her lymph ti...'Hedgehog' signal distinguishes lethal from localized prostate cancers
...aiting" a common alternative to immediate surgical removal of the prostate. However, there's no sure-fire way to tell whose cancer will stay put in the gland, and whose will be aggressive and spread -- a development that despite aggressive treatment is usually fatal. In the September 12 advance online editio...Glue-like polymer could replace sutures used for cataract surgery
...s, severely limiting vision. In a typical cataract removal procedure, physicians usually cut an incision in the cornea and then break up and remove the damaged lens using ultrasound, replacing it with a synthetic lens. The incision is either sealed with nylon sutures or allowed to "self-seal" on its own. Bot...Botox could play a key role in pain control during breast reconstruction
...tox in the pectoral muscles following the surgical removal of their breast experienced significantly less pain and shorter hospital stays. "As surgeons, our top priorities are the safety and comfort of our patients," said Julio Hochberg, MD, ASPS member and co-author of the study. "We are always searching fo......week's issue discusses the impact of the temporary removal of Chiron's licence to provide influenza vaccines. It comments that the main lesson to be learnt is the future avoidance of relying on only two manufacturers (in the case of the USA) for vaccine supply. 'Influenza remains a killer disease. Each year...The 23rd Congress of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
...demonstrate that radiotherapy given after surgical removal of the prostate substantially improves survival will be presented. The remarkable results from a European-American study in patients with head and neck cancer. A new drug, Cetuximab (an antibody against a receptor on cell membranes), when given con...