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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 more
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Assessment of food-related knowledge and preferred awareness methods by the Saudi community: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health
Background Food safety and healthy food are linked to each other: to be healthy, people must eat nourishing food that doesn’t carry foodborne diseases (FBDs).
Moudhi Almutlaq, Shaqraa O. Alrasheed, Tagreed Alfuraih, Roaa Almarwani, Sadeem M. Aljabr, Abdulelah Bhkli   +5 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF PEDIATRIC SCOLIOSIS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN BRAZIL

Coluna/Columna, 2023
Objective: To trace the epidemiological profile of patients with pediatric scoliosis in a tertiary hospital in the region of Campinas - SP, seeking to understand and evaluate the demand of these patients, the results of delay in treatment, and its impact
SAMILLY CONCEIÇÃO MAIA MARTINS, SYLVIO MYSTRO, IVAN GUIDOLIN VEIGA, ANDRÉ FRAZÃO ROSA, MAURICIO COELHO LIMA, MARCOS ANTÔNIO TEBET, WAGNER PASQUALINI, PAULO TADEU MAIA CAVALI, MARCELO ÍTALO RISSO NETO   +8 more
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Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials on Health: Considerations for Benefit-Risk Assessment [PDF]

, 2011
Nanotechnology encompasses the design, characterisation, production and application of materials and systems by controlling shape and size at the nanoscale (nanometres).
Aebi, Ueli, Anklam, Elke, Baun, Anders, Donaldson, Ken, Fadeel, Bengt, Fears, Robin, Gehr, Peter, Kreyling, Wolfgang, Krug, Harald, Kuhlbusch, Thomas A. J., Monard, Denis, Riediker, Michael, Stamm, Hermann   +12 more
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

PFAS in first-time mothers from Sweden: temporal trends and the impact from fish/seafood consumption and drinking water exposure

Environment International
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-contaminated drinking water has been a significant source of human exposure to PFAS in Uppsala, Sweden. Herein, we investigated temporal trends of PFAS in serum samples collected three weeks after delivery from ...
Irina Gyllenhammar, Jonathan P. Benskin, Merle Plassmann, Martin Kruså, Philip McCleaf, Pernilla Hedvall Kallerman, Erik Lampa, Anders Glynn   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk‐Benefit Assessment of Foods

EFSA Journal, 2019
Food is an elementary requirement for human life, providing nutrients and essential energy needed for optimal health. But at the same time, food can also be a vehicle of hazardous substances or pathogens that could affect human health negatively.
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Food), Denmark, R Assunção, SM Pires, M Nauta   +3 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy Enables Targeted Therapy Without Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Low‐Grade Gliomas With BRAF V600E Mutation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present two pediatric cases of pediatric low‐grade gliomas (PLGG) with BRAF V600E mutations diagnosed and monitored using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) liquid biopsy analyzed via digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), without tissue biopsy. Both patients were treated with dabrafenib and trametinib and monitored through clinical assessments, magnetic ...
Hannah Sultan, Damien Faury, Alexander G. Weil, Harrison J. Westwick, Nada Jabado, Sébastien Perreault   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: motivations, challenges, and applications [PDF]

, 2015
In response to growing demand for ecosystem-level risk assessment in biodiversity conservation, and rapid proliferation of locally tailored protocols, the IUCN recently endorsed new Red List criteria as a global standard for ecosystem risk assessment ...
Adler, Akçakaya, Alvarez-Filip, Austin, Boitani, Brooks, Burgman, Burns, Butchart, Cardinale, Carwardine, Costanza, Council of the European Communities, Dallimer, Einstein, Estes, Faber-Langendoen, Folke, Gaston, Gorrod, Green, Hobbs, Hobday, Hooper, IUCN, Jennings, Jerde, Keith, Keith, Keith, Keith, Keith, Knapp, Kontula, Kuczera, Lester, Levins, Lindenmayer, Lindgaard, Mace, Mackey, Mant, Margules, Marshall, Martin, May, Micklin, Nicholson, Nicholson, Noss, Pisanu, Plagányi, Preston, Ramirez-Llodra, Regan, Republic of South Africa, Riecken, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Rodrıguez, Sabo, Schmitz, Scott, Sutherland, Tozer, Weston, Wiens, Williams, Wunder   +69 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source