Alternative therapies

The main reason is the persistence of cancer cells after treatment. Detecting minimal residual disease is considered as “gold standard” in evaluating treatment efficiency, selecting alternative therapies, and predicting relapse in leukemic management.

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Sleep disorders and insomnia are frequent concerns among cancer survivors, presenting a notable challenge. Herbal footbaths are a complementary and alternative medicine that provides good results in managing insomnia, with few adverse effects and low costs. This study aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of herbal footbaths therapy for insomnia treatment in cancer patients.

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that involves various organs. Surgery is the mainstay of therapy for this tumor. Approximately half of all IMT cases have anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements; therefore, the ALK inhibitor crizotinib is suggested as a promising treatment for unresectable cases with ALK rearrangements. In cases without ALK rearrangement, chemotherapy is an alternative treatment for unresectable tumors.

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The global incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has reached epidemic proportions. Estimates indicate that more than 360 million people will get affected with DM by 2030. All of these individuals will be at risk of developing diabetic Retinopathy (DR). Approximately 12million men and 11.5 million women are suffering with diabetes in the world.(Salim Bastaki.,2015).

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This study therefore sought to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the uropathogenic isolates in UTIs and to identify the probable antibiotic alternatives to guide antimicrobial therapy at the Brong-Ahafo Regional Hospital-Sunyani.

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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Stromal Vascular Fraction Transplantation as an Alternative Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure: Anti-inflammatory Role...

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Abstract Resistance to conventional anticancer therapies in patients with advanced solid tumors has prompted the need of alternative cancer therapies. Moreover, the success of novel cancer therapies depends on their selectivity for cancer cells with limited toxicity to normal tissues. Several decades after Coley's work a variety of natural and genetically modified non-pathogenic bacterial species are being explored as potential antitumor agents, either to provide direct tumoricidal effects or to deliver tumoricidal molecules.

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Table 129-3 Antimicrobial Therapy for Serious Staphylococcal Infectionsa Sensitivity/Resis tance of Isolate Drug of Choice s) Alternative( Comments Sensitive penicillin to Penicilli Nafcillin (2 Fewer than n G (4 mU q4h) g q4h) or oxacillin 5% of isolates are (2 g q4h), cefazolin sensitive (2 g q8h), penicillin.

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Factor XI Deficiency: Treatment The treatment of FXI deficiency is based on the infusion of FFP at doses of 15–20 mL/kg to maintain trough levels ranging from 10 to 20%. Because FXI has a half-life of 40–70 h, the replacement therapy can be given on alternate days. The use of antifibrinolytic drugs is beneficial to control bleeds, with the exception of hematuria or bleeds in the bladder. The development of a FXI inhibitor was observed in 10% of severely FXI-deficient patients who received replacement therapy.

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Alternatives to Transfusion Alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusions that avoid homologous donor exposures with attendant immunologic and infectious risks remain attractive. Autologous blood is the best option when transfusion is anticipated. However, the cost:benefit ratio of autologous transfusion remains high. No transfusion is a zerorisk event; clerical errors and bacterial contamination remain potential complications even with autologous transfusions.

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Because a number of patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma are either initially refractory to therapy or relapse after apparently effective chemotherapy, 30–40% of patients will be candidates for salvage treatment at some point. Alternative combination chemotherapy regimens can induce complete remission in as many as 50% of these patients, but long-term disease-free survival is seen in ≤10%.

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One approach—so-called neoadjuvant chemotherapy—involves the administration of adjuvant therapy before definitive surgery and radiation therapy. Because the objective response rates of patients with breast cancer to systemic therapy in this setting exceed 75%, many patients will be "downstaged" and may become candidates for breast-conserving therapy. However, overall survival has not been improved using this approach.

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Upper Respiratory Infections: Treatment Antibiotics have no role in the treatment of uncomplicated nonspecific URI. In the absence of clinical evidence of bacterial infection, treatment remains entirely symptom-based, with use of decongestants and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. Other therapies directed at specific symptoms are often useful, including dextromethorphan for cough and lozenges with topical anesthetic for sore throat. Clinical trials of zinc, vitamin C, echinacea, and other alternative remedies have revealed no consistent benefit for the treatment of nonspecific URI.

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