J Buon
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Multimodal approach to therapy-related neuropathic pain in breast cancer.
This study evaluated the effects of the multimodal therapy (gabapentin-non steroidal anti inflammatory drug [NSAID]-morphine) on intensity and relief of treatmentrelated neuropathic pain in patients with breast cancer. ⋯ The multimodal therapy ensures adequate cancer-related neuropathic pain control with minimal side effects.
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We used a pulse carbon monoxide (CO)-oximeter to measure the levels of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) in smokers and non-smokers. Our goal was to determine if this device could not only define smoking status, but also to increase accuracy of self-reported data at various surveys on smoking. ⋯ We conclude that the CO-oximeter can detect smoking by moderate/heavy smokers and light smokers if they smoked 6 h or 20 min earlier, respectively. We concluded that it could be used as a validation test for smoking at the time of admission to the surgical facility and to increase smoking abstinence during preoperative and postoperative periods. This noninvasive, simple and inexpensive test may also be used at various surveys to increase accuracy of self-reports on smoking.
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many drugs have been tested to increase the sensitivity of prostate cancer cells to radiotherapy. Gossypol, a natural polyphenolic compound extracted from the cotton plant, is one of the agents the efficacy of which has been investigated in the treatment of prostate cancer for this purpose. The main aim of this study was to investigate the best gossypol application with irradiation, when gossypol was applied either sequentially (24 h before and after irradiation) or concurrently in PC-3 hormone-refractory and radioresistant prostate cancer cells. ⋯ our study suggests that gossypol represents a promising novel anticancer treatment for radiosensitization of human hormone-refractory prostate cancer cells.
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to investigate the impact of pancreatic cancer localization in relation to the response to different interventional pain management methods and determine the method most suitable for satisfactory pain control. ⋯ pain palliation could be achieved by sympathetic block in patients with cancer localized in the head of pancreas while patients with tumor localized in the body and tail experienced sufficient pain palliation by spinal analgesia rather than sympathetic block.
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the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of atelectasis (AT) on overall survival of patients with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ⋯ atelectasis is favorable prognostic factor concerning overall survival in patients with NSCLC.