Articles: treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Risk of Bowel Obstruction in Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for High-risk Colon Cancer: A Nested Case-control Matched Analysis of an International, Multi-centre, Randomised Controlled Trial (FOxTROT).
This study aimed to identify risk criteria available before the point of treatment initiation that can be used to stratify the risk of obstruction in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for high-risk colon cancer. ⋯ Safe selection for NAC for colon cancer can be informed by using 2 features that are available before treatment initiation and identifying a small number of patients with a high risk of preoperative obstruction.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Guided internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: A randomized controlled trial.
Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) causes suffering in many women's lives due to its impact on relationships, sexual functioning and functioning in other key domains. ⋯ In summary, a relatively brief, guided, online version of ACT appears to produce benefits for women with PVD and related impacts on daily functioning. 50% to 60% of the women who participated in the treatment reliably improved in sexual functioning and distress.