Salivary Lactate Dehydrogenase as a Predictive Marker for Radiation-induced Dermatitis in Head and Neck Cancers: A Preliminary Study [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2022 Background: Radiation dermatitis is known to be a major side-effect occurring following cancer treatment. We conducted the present study to understand whether salivary lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) could be conducive to predict the development of radiation-
Arnadi Shivashankara +8 more
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Complications of Thyroidectomy in Hashimoto Thyroiditis vis-à-vis Benign Goitres
Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2021 Introduction Surgery for Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) can be difficult due to dense inflammatory process surrounding the gland and postoperatively patient can develop hypocalcaemia, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, haematoma and infection.
Savita Lasrado +4 more
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Father Involvement During Early Childhood: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2021 During recent years, fathers’ involvement has been addressed as a key source of family well-being and positive child development. However, the pathways to father involvement and its consequences for child development are varied, influenced by social ...
E. Diniz +3 more
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Effectiveness of Yoga Nidra in Mitigating Stress in Women Undergoing Curative Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2021 Background: Cervical cancer patients undergoing chemo-radiotherapy experience considerable amounts of stress. In the present study, we attempted to ascertain the effectiveness of yoga nidra, a mind-based structured relaxation exercise, in mitigating the ...
Reshma D’cunha +5 more
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Assessment of Variations in Serum Testosterone, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, and Luteinizing Hormone Levels in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2022 Background: Testes being in close proximity to radiation fields in patients of rectal cancer treated with radiotherapy, inadvertently receive a part of the radiation dose. This study was conducted to evaluate the variation of male sex hormones during the
Abhishek Krishna +5 more
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Salivary Amylase as a Predictive Marker for Radiation-Induced Salivary Dysfunction in Head and Neck Cancer: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2023 Background: Reports correlating changes in salivary flow rate and amylase with radiation dose to parotid glands and development of salivary dysfunction for Head and Neck cancers (HNC) are lacking.
Arnadi R Shivashankara +5 more
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Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk
Nature, 2012 Mutations generate sequence diversity and provide a substrate for selection. The rate of de novo mutations is therefore of major importance to evolution.
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Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2020 Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is documented to be a good tool in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions. It has good diagnostic accuracy and is an inexpensive investigation.
C. Pereira, D. Rohan, L. F. Tauro
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on admission patterns to paediatric intensive care units in a tertiary care centre [PDF]
Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: While COVID-19 per se does not seem to represent a significant threat to the paediatric population, the pandemic has caused indirect detrimental consequences in the management of children in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). This study
Kalyanesh G, Sweta Shanbhag, Pavan Hegde
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The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022 Background Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is a common surgery done in otorhinolaryngology, but it is also riddled with complications. The most dangerous complication is the injury to the skull base leading to cerebrospinal fluid leak, meningitis or ...
Shaista Naaz +3 more
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