Explaining gender differences in caries: a multifactorial approach to a multifactorial disease. [PDF]
, 2010 Many studies have demonstrated that caries rates are higher in women than in men. This review attempts to provide an explanation for this trend by examining each factor which contributes to caries and how the factor differs in men and women. Evidence has
Ferraro, Maria, Vieira, Alexandre R
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Prognostic Value of Cavernous Sinus Invasion in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated with Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 PURPOSE:To investigate the prognostic value of cavernoussinus invasion (CSI) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).
Jun-Fang Liao +7 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 PurposeTo evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of the two IC (induction chemotherapy) regimens, TPF (taxanes, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil) and TP (taxanes and cisplatin) combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal
Ying Xiong +3 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 PurposeTo evaluate the role of the pre-treatment cervical and lymph node (LN) metabolic parameters of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) patients receiving ...
Dunhuang Wang +8 more
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Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2015 Background: Very few publications report on the relationship between ′salutogenesis′, as measured by the concept of Sense of Coherence (SOC), and generally speaking an individual′s overall oral health- related quality of life (OHRQL).
Deepak Viswanath, Anumula Vamsi Krishna
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High survivin expression as a risk factor in patients with anal carcinoma treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose: To investigate the prognostic value of survivin expression in pretreatment specimens from patients with anal cancer treated with concurrent 5-FU and mitomycin C-based chemoradiation (CRT).
Distel, Luitpold Valentin Rudolf +6 more
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Influence of parotid lymph node metastasis on distant metastasis in parotid gland cancer
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 BackgroundThe aim of this study was to analyze the impact of the number and extranodal extension (ENE) of positive parotid lymph nodes (LNs) on distant metastasis in parotid cancer.MethodsPatients with surgically treated parotid cancer were ...
Fan Meng +4 more
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Line Strengths of Rovibrational and Rotational Transitions in the X$^2\Pi$ Ground State of OH [PDF]
, 2015 A new line list including positions and absolute intensities (in the form of Einstein $A$ values and oscillator strengths) has been produced for the OH ground X\DP\ state rovibrational (Meinel system) and pure rotational transitions.
Afşar, Melike +6 more
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A large cohort study reveals the association of elevated peripheral blood lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio with favorable prognosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an endemic neoplasm in southern China. Although NPC sufferers are sensitive to radiotherapy, 20-30% of patients finally progress with recurrence and metastases.
Jing Li +9 more
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Caries-associated oral microbiome in head and neck cancer radiation patients: a longitudinal study
Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2019 Head and neck cancer (HNC) therapy often leads to caries development. Our goal was to characterize the oral microbiome of HNC patients who underwent radiation therapy (RT) at baseline (T0), and 6 (T6) and 18 (T18) months post-RT, and to determine if ...
Jean-Luc C. Mougeot +6 more
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