Preferred treatment
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This study aims to explore the priorities and counselling needs of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer faced with a decision between radical cystectomy and trimodality therapy.
10p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Chordomas are rare, locally aggressive tumors that often occur in the axial spine, especially in the sacrum. The treatment of chordomas located in the upper cervical spine is challenging. En-bloc resection is the preferred surgical option for total tumor removal.
8p vitiki 30-01-2024 5 2 Download
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Shared decision-making is useful to facilitate cancer treatment decisions. However, it is difficult to make treatment decisions when physician and patient preferences are different. This review aimed to summarize and compare the preferences for cancer treatments between physicians and patients.
13p vileonardodavinci 23-12-2023 2 2 Download
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Historically, high hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)–related mortality has been, in part, due to lack of effective therapies; however, several systemic therapies have been recently approved for HCC treatment, including regorafenib and ramucirumab. These two treatments utilize different routes of administration (four daily tablets and biweekly intravenous infusions, respectively) and have different risks of adverse events (AEs).
13p vischultz 20-10-2023 2 1 Download
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There is no standard treatment recommended at category 1 level in international guidelines for subsequent therapy after cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6) based therapy. We aimed to evaluate which subsequent treatment oncologists prefer in patients with disease progression under CDKi.
10p vischultz 20-10-2023 3 1 Download
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Neoadjuvant chemoradiation(nCRT) has been considered the preferred initial treatment strategy for distal rectal cancer. Advantages of this approach include improved local control after radical surgery but also the opportunity for organ preserving strategies (Watch and Wait-WW).
10p visharma 20-10-2023 4 2 Download
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Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers and a major cause of morbidity among women globally. Chemoradiation therapy is the preferred standard treatment for women with stage IB to IVA. However, the benefits of this treatment can only be achieved if patients adhere to the treatment guidelines.
9p vioracle 29-09-2023 2 2 Download
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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) is a common tumor of the urological system for which surgery is the preferred treatment, but there is a lack of therapeutic options after surgery. This study aims to explore the biological role of GNG7 on CCRCC from a genetic perspective.
16p vioracle 29-09-2023 5 2 Download
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Part 2 book "Nelson’s pediatric antimicrobial therapy" includes content: Preferred therapy for specific parasitic pathogens, how antibiotic dosages are determined using susceptibility data, pharmacodynamics, and treatment outcomes; antibiotic therapy for children who are obese; antimicrobial prophylaxis prevention of symptomatic infection; antibiotic stewardship; alphabetic listing of antimicrobials,...and other contents.
173p oursky03 28-08-2023 3 1 Download
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Today, retrograde intrarenal surgery is the most preferred and very successful treatment method for upper ureteral stones that do not spontaneously pass and/or do not benefit from extracorporeal wave lithotripsy.
5p vigamora 23-05-2023 3 2 Download
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Medicinal plants have been used by humans for the treatment of various diseases for thousands of years from past to present. Members of the Lamiaceae family are among the most preferred medicinal plants due to the wide variety of secondary components they contain, particularly essential oils.
50p lyhuyenthu 31-01-2023 2 2 Download
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The selection of a wound dressing is crucial for successful wound management. Conventional dressings are preferable for the treatment of simple wounds. However, a bioactive wound dressing that supports wound management and accelerates the healing process is required when it comes to treating non-self-healing wounds. 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR) is a small deoxy sugar that naturally occurs in human body.
16p lyhuyenthu 31-01-2023 7 2 Download
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A nutritious diet is critical to minimizing disease progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and maximizing treatment efficacy. In low resource settings, meeting the food preference needs of people living with the HIV (PLHIV) can be achieved with a supportive food environment when HIV status is disclosed. However, less is known about family-level strategies related to building a supportive food environment.
12p viferrari 28-11-2022 6 2 Download
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Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Insulin resistance appears to be a critical factor in PCOS pathogenesis. Metformin, an insulin-sensitizing agent, is thus the preferred treatment option for PCOS. However, no studies on the impact of Metformin on Vietnamese women have been performed.
8p vimclaren 20-10-2022 7 2 Download
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Dissatisfaction with the intensive care unit may threaten medical care. Clarifying treatment preferences can be useful in these settings, where physician direction may influence decision making and therefore medical treatment. This study aimed to evaluate whether fast-track discharge from intensive care units affects the satisfaction of family members.
10p viisaacnewton 25-04-2022 15 1 Download
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The increasing threat of bacterial resistance promotes the need for antibiotic stewardship programs to foster responsible antimicrobial use. Therefore, guidelines for prudent use supported by an online stewardship tool (AntibioticScout.ch) were introduced in Switzerland in December 2016. They recommend (with decreasing preference) a first, second or third line antimicrobial for treatment.
14p vidarwin 23-02-2022 12 1 Download
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Paratesticular leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare tumor. Conventionally, tumor resection by high inguinal orchiectomy is performed as the preferred treatment approach for paratesticular sarcoma. On the other hand, testis-sparing surgery has recently attracted attention as a less-invasive treatment option for paratesticular sarcoma.
9p vielonmusk 21-01-2022 12 1 Download
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The types of outcomes measured collected in clinical studies and those required for costeffectiveness analysis often differ. Decision makers routinely use quality adjusted life years (QALYs) to compare the benefits and costs of treatments across different diseases and treatments using a common metric.
10p vimahuateng 26-11-2021 12 0 Download
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An effective cross-cultural doctor-patient communication is vital for health literacy and patient compliance. Building a good relationship with medical staff is also relevant for the treatment decision-making process for cancer patients.
9p vimahuateng 26-11-2021 6 1 Download
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Clinical practice guidelines recommend active surveillance as the preferred treatment option for low-risk prostate cancer, but only a minority of eligible men receive active surveillance, and practice variation is substantial. The aim of this study is to describe barriers to urologists’ recommendation of active surveillance in low-risk prostate cancer and explore variation of barriers by setting.
12p vimahuateng 26-11-2021 9 1 Download