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

open access: yesPediatric 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   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bayesian geoadditive relative survival analysis of registry data on breast cancer mortality [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In this paper we develop a so called relative survival analysis, that is used to model the excess risk of a certain subpopulation relative to the natural mortality risk, i.e. the base risk that is present in the whole population.
Held, Leonhard, Hennerfeind, Andrea
core   +1 more source

Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Description Of Maternal Characteristics And Causes Of Maternal Deaths In Serang District In 2022

open access: yesProfessional Health Journal
Introduction: Maternal mortality is still a problem globally and especially occurs in developing countries, including Indonesia. Objectives: Serang Regency has the highest number of maternal deaths in Banten Province.
Fifi Musfirowati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The need for a mortality database in Pakistan: now or never

open access: yesJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Respected editor, With a staggering figure of 241.5 million inhabitants, Pakistan is considered the fifth most populous country in the world, with a growth rate of 2.55% per annum.
Sidra Waqar Qureshi, Erum Anwar
doaj   +1 more source

Causes of Death After Kidney Transplantation [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
During the five-year period September 1974 through August 1979, two hundred nine consecutive patients received their first kidney transplant in Denver. During 2.5 to 7.5 years of follow-up, 54 patients (26%) died. Infection was the leading cause of death
Schröter, GPJ   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Improved Outcomes for Older Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Neuroblastoma in the Post‐Immunotherapy Era: An Updated Report From the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We describe clinical and biologic characteristics of neuroblastoma in older children, adolescents, and young adults (OCAYA); describe survival outcomes in the post‐immunotherapy era; and identify if there is an age cut‐off that best discriminates outcomes.
Rebecca J. Deyell   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Causes of death in a nationwide cohort of community-dwellers with Alzheimer’s disease

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is related to higher mortality but it is not entirely evident which causes of death explain this. The objective of this study was to assess the causes of death in a nationwide cohort of clinically verified AD cases and
Anna-Maija Tolppanen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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