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Health‐Related Quality of Life in Patients With a Head and Neck Sarcoma: A Mixed‐Methods Study

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with head and neck sarcomas (HNS) face unique health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) challenges due to its disease rarity. This study examined and identified the prevalence of generic‐ and location‐specific HRQoL issues.
E. Koffi   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights into the pathogenesis of nicotine addiction. Could a salivary biosensor be useful in Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Nicotine has gained the attention of the medical community due to its insidious addictive mechanisms which lead to chronic consumption. The multitude of compounds derived from tobacco smoke have local and systemic negative impacts, resulting in a large ...
Alexescu, Teodora G   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Partial Laryngectomy for Thyroid Cancer: A Single Institution Case Series With Operative Techniques

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Partial laryngectomy has been well described as a management option for T1–3 laryngeal squamous cell cancers. However, there are a few case reports of partial laryngeal surgery for locally advanced thyroid carcinoma. Methods This is a case series of five patients with thyroid carcinoma (one primary and four recurrent) with laryngeal
Ella E. Hawes   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Late Toxicity and Long‐Term Quality of Life in Survivors of Cancer of the Major Salivary Glands More Than 5 Years After Diagnosis: A Multi‐National Study

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Because salivary gland cancers (SGC) are rare and include different tumor subtypes, data on their long‐term quality of life and late toxicities are sparse. Methods Multi‐national study including SGC survivors more than 5 years after diagnosis.
Susanne Singer   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oropharyngeal stenosis in patient with oral submucous fibrosis: a case report with 8-year follow-up

open access: yesBMC Oral Health
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, progressive condition affecting the oral mucosa associated with areca nut consumption. It leads to restricted tongue movement, loss of papillae, blanching and stiffening of the mucosa, difficulty in opening the
Maged Ali Al-Aroomi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

UNUSAUAL PRESENTATION OF SUBMANDIBULAR DUCT AND GLAND CALCUI: CASE REPORT [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Sialolithiasis is one of the most common pathologies of the submandibular gland; sialoliths account for about 80 percent of all salivary duct calculi.The majority of sialolith occurs in the submandibular gland or its duct and is common cause of acute and
SHARMA, SACHIN   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Factors contributing to long‐term vaginal pessary use: A mixed‐methods study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective One of the treatment options in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is vaginal pessary therapy. For a well‐informed decision, different aspects of the treatment option, including sustainable long‐term outcomes, need to be discussed with the patient.
L. E. Drost   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of endometriosis patients' expectations of a therapeutic patient education program and comparison with practitioners' perception

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Endometriosis significantly affects patients' quality of life, yet its management remains challenging due to diagnostic delays and symptom complexity. Therapeutic patient education (TPE) is effective in chronic disease management, but guidelines are lacking for its application in endometriosis care.
Emma Viteau   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alterations and mechanistic insights of gut microbiota and its metabolites in type 2 diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease

open access: yesiMetaOmics, EarlyView.
This narrative review uniquely addresses how gut microbiota‐derived metabolites mediate overlapping pathologies of insulin resistance, neuroinflammation, and amyloidogenesis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), proposing a framework for dual therapeutic targeting.
Guangyi Xu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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